1994 Gambian coup d'état
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In the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a group of soldiers led by 29-year-old Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh seized power in a coup d'état on the morning of 22 July, ousting Dawda Jawara, who had been President of
Popular discontent with President Dawda Jawara (pictured 1979) contributed to the push for a coup.
Gambia President Yahya Jammeh Portrait
Yahya Jammeh
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Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Co
1994 Gambian coup d'état
…In the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a group of soldiers led by 29-year-old Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh seized power in a coup d'état on the morning of 22 July, ousting Dawda Jawara, who had been President of The Gambia since it became a Republic in 1970…
Jammeh (standing) in 2014
Jammeh electoral poster in 2005
Yahya Jammeh.
Yahya and Zeinab Jammeh with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House, August 2014.