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    of the heads of state of The Gambia, from the independence of The Gambia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the Constitution...
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    Banjul (redirect from Banjul, Gambia)
    of The Gambia. It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest...
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    The State House is the official residence of the president of the Gambia. It was built in colonial days and was the residence of the British governor of...
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    of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is...
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    The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa;...
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  • science. Ousainou Corr, Director of Finance Gambia portal List of universities in the Gambia State House, Gambia (in French) Partenariats Universitaires en...
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    movement. The Gambia portal Politics portal List of heads of government of the Gambia List of heads of state of the Gambia Politics of the Gambia Military...
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    The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and...
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    The Gambia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people....
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    The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the...
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    The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism...
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    Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97% of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th...
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    Janjanbureh Island, also known as MacCarthy Island, in the Gambia River in eastern Gambia. Until 1995, it was known as Georgetown and was the second largest...
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    The Gambia is a Muslim majority country, with Muslims constituting 96.4% of the population, some 3.5% are Christian, and 0.1% practice other religions...
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    22 Gambia National Museum National Library of The Gambia Box Bar Stadium State House of the Gambia Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Kachikally Museum...
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    in the Gambia from the establishment of a British settlement on St Mary's Island, now known as Banjul Island, in 1816, through to the Gambia Colony and...
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  • the Tricameral Parliament of 1984 to 1994. In 1994 the House of Representatives of the Gambia was dissolved in a coup d'état led by Yahya Jammeh. It was...
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    Yahya Jammeh (category Presidents of the Gambia)
    25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and military dictator who overthrew the elected government and became President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017,...
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    Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent...
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    Island, is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km (19 mi) from the river mouth and near Juffureh in the Republic of the Gambia. Fort James is located on the...
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  • Telecommunications in the Gambia includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio: The state-owned Gambia Radio and Television...
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    A constitutional crisis occurred in Gambia following presidential elections in December 2016, in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory...
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    Dawda Jawara (category Presidents of the Gambia)
    August 2019) was a Gambian politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994,...
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    and topical guide to the Gambia: The Gambia – country in West Africa, officially named the Republic of the Gambia. The Gambia shares historical roots with...
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    Adama Barrow (category Presidents of the Gambia)
    Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda...
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    Gambia face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women in the Gambia....
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  • "For The Gambia Our Homeland" is the national anthem of the Gambia. National anthem of the Gambia, written by Virginia Julia Howe and composed by Jeremy...
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  • The Gambia Telecommunications Company Ltd., also known by Gamtel for short, is the principal telecommunications company of the Gambia. It is a state company...
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  • Senegambia (redirect from Sene-Gambia)
    the Senegal River in the north and the Gambia River in the south. However, there are also text sources which state that Senegambia is understood in a broader...
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  • importance. By dawn, they had secured the Radio Gambia buildings, Yundum airport, and the State House in Banjul. Civilian supporters of the group were...
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