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1994 Gambian coup d'état

Index 1994 Gambian coup d'état

In the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a group of soldiers led by then 29-year-old Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh seized power in a bloodless coup d'état on 22 July, ousting Dawda Jawara who had been President of the Gambia since 1970. [1]

14 relations: Arch 22, Banjul, Coup d'état, Courtesy call, Dakar, Dawda Jawara, Gambia Armed Forces, Mutiny, Politics of the Gambia, President of the Gambia, Sadibou Hydara, The Gambia, USS La Moure County (LST-1194), Yahya Jammeh.

Arch 22

Arch 22 is a commemorative arch on the road into Banjul in the Gambia.

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Banjul

Banjul, officially the City of Banjul and formerly known as Bathurst, is the capital of The Gambia and is in a division of the same name.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Courtesy call

A courtesy call is a call or visit made out of politeness.

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Dakar

Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal.

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Dawda Jawara

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, GCMG (born 16 May 1924) is a Gambian politician who was a significant national leader of The Gambia, serving as its Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as its first President from 1970 to 1994.

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Gambia Armed Forces

The military of the Gambia is the armed forces of the Gambia.

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Mutiny

Mutiny is a criminal conspiracy among a group of people (typically members of the military or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change, or overthrow a lawful authority to which they are subject.

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Politics of the Gambia

Politics of the Gambia takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of the Gambia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

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President of the Gambia

The President of the Republic of the Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia.

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Sadibou Hydara

Sadibou Hydara (1964–1995) was an important Gambian military and political leader who served in various international peacekeeping operations.

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The Gambia

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USS La Moure County (LST-1194)

USS La Moure County (LST-1194) was the sixteenth of twenty (LSTs) built for the United States Navy in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Yahya Jammeh

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of the Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chair of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) (1994–96) and then as President of the Gambia (1996-2017).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Gambian_coup_d'état

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