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First Lady Of The Gambia
The First Lady of the Gambia is the official title of the wife of the President or Head of State of The Gambia. Since January 19, 2017, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow has been First Lady. Since polygamy (or more precisely polygyny) is legal and widespread in Gambia, several heads of government were married several times. However, only one wife bears the title of First Lady at a time. When he took office in 2017, President Adama Barrow decreed that only his first wife, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, would be designated as first lady. List of first ladies Parliamentary monarchy (1965–1970) On February 18, 1965, the former British colony of Gambia gained complete independence as a parliamentary monarchy. The head of state was still the Queen of the Gambia, British Queen Elizabeth II, who was represented in the Gambia by the Governor-General. The head of government during this period was Dawda Jawara (the prime minister from 1962 to 1963 and prime minister from 1963 to 1970). Republic (from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow
Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, also spelled ''Fatoumata'', (born August 5, 1974 Banjul) is the first wife of Gambian President Adama Barrow and the First Lady of the Gambia since 2017. Education and profession Bah-Barrow is the daughter of businessman Abdoulie Bah and his wife, Isatou Jallow. She is a member of the Fula people. She grew up with two siblings in Basse and attended St. George's School. After graduating from high school, she moved to Banjul. On March 20, 1997, she married Adama Barrow, who has been President of The Gambia since January 2017. (Barrow is also married to a second wife, Sarjo Mballow-Barrow.) Together they have a son, Mamadou Barrow, and a daughter, Taibou Barrow. From 2000 to 2001, she worked in the sales and marketing department of the and then at the Africell mobile phone provider until 2008. First Lady Bah-Barrow supported her husband's election campaign in the run-up to the 2016 Gambian presidential election. Similar to his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Warburton Paul
Sir John Warburton Paul (29 March 1916 – 31 March 2004) was a British colonial administrator and civil servant, who most notably served as the final Governor of the Gambia (1962–1965) and Governor of the Bahamas (1972–1973) prior to both of those countries achieving independence from the United Kingdom. Paul also served as the first Governor-General of the Gambia from 1965 to 1966, the Governor of British Honduras from 1966 to 1972, the first Governor-General of the Bahamas in 1973, and the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1974 to 1980. Early life and education Paul was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and attended Weymouth College. He went on to study at Selwyn College, Cambridge. Military service He was commissioned into the Royal Tank Corps Supplementary Reserve in 1937 and into the regular Royal Tank Regiment in 1938. He won a Military Cross for his bravery during the German invasion of France in 1940. However, he was captured by the Germans in 1940 and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legit
''Legit'' is a slang abbreviation of '' legitimate''. It may also refer to: * Legit (professional wrestling) * ''Legit'' (2006 TV series), Scottish sitcom * ''Legit'' (2013 TV series), created by comedian Jim Jefferies * Legit Ballin', a record label * Legit.ng, a Nigerian digital media and news platform * B-Legit (born 1971), American rapper * '' Too Legit to Quit'', an MC Hammer album * '' Too Legit for the Pit: Hardcore Takes the Rap'', an album of cover versions of hiphop songs * LEGIT (Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force), a Canadian organization founded in 1991 that advocates for immigration equality of people with LGBT See also * Legitimacy (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Observer
''The Daily Observer'' is a newspaper published in Bakau in Banjul, the Gambia. The paper, Gambia's first daily newspaper,Gabriel I. H. Williams, ''Liberia: the heart of darkness'', Trafford Publishing, 2002, p.333 was founded by Mae Gene and Kenneth Best in 1990. Kenneth Best had previously managed another paper called the ''Daily Observer'' in Liberia, until the First Liberian Civil War caused him to relocate with his family to the Gambia. In October 1994, following Yahya Jammeh's military coup, Best was expelled from Gambia, although the newspaper was allowed to continue. It was eventually shutdown by tax authorities on 23 August 2017 for non-compliance of its tax obligations. In the early 1990s, the paper ran its ''History Corner'' on its weekend supplement (the Weekend Observer). The Gambian statesman and historian Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof "pioneered" this column (the ''History Corner'') in 1993 before asking the paper's resident journalist Hassoum Ceesay to take over the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllAfrica
AllAfrica is a website that aggregates news produced primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture. It is available in both English and French and produced by AllAfrica Global Media, which has offices in Cape Town, Dakar, Lagos, Monrovia, Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city prope ..., and Washington, D.C. AllAfrica is the successor to the African News Service. Its stories can be displayed by categories and subcategories such as country, region, and by news topic. In 2008, AllAfrica rolled out a comment board system. The President of AllAfrica Global Media, Amadou Mahtar Ba, is a member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization. References External links * ReliefWeb archives of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeinab Jammeh
Zeinab Suma Jammeh (born ) is the former First Lady of the Gambia and the main wife of the former President of the Gambia, 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 chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 .... In September 2019, the results of the Janneh Commission, a committee of inquiry set up by the Barrow government to investigate Jammeh's financial activities, were published. The report indicated that she has appropriated public funds from the Gambia amounting to 3.3 million Dalasi and 2 million US dollars through her foundation.https://www.thegambiatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Commission-of-Inquiry-into-Financial-Activities-of-Public-Bodies-Enterprises-and-Offices-as-Regards-their-Dealings-with-Former-President-Yahya-A.J.J.-Jammeh-and-Connected-Matters%E2%80%94Volume-9.pdf Early life Zei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Jammeh With Obamas 2014 (cropped Zineb Jammeh )
Yahya may refer to: * Yahya (name), a common Arabic male given name * Yahya (Zaragoza), 11th-century ruler of Zaragoza * John the Baptist in Islam (, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet and messenger of God (Allah) who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He is believed by Muslims to have been a witness t ..., also known as Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyā See also * Tepe Yahya, an archaeological site in Kermān Province, Iran * An ancient culture known as Yahya culture {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 to 1996 and then as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in The Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group. He attended Gambia High School in Banjul from 1978 to 1983 and served in the Gambian National Gendarmerie from 1984 to 1989. He was then commissioned as an officer of the Gambian National Army, commanding the Military Police from 1992 to 1994. In July 1994, he led a bloodless coup d'etat that overthrew the government of Sir Dawda Jawara and installed himself as chairman of AFPRC, a military junta, and ruled by decree until his election as president in 1996. Jammeh was re-elected as president in 2001, 2006 and 2011, but lost to Adama Barrow in 2016. His time in office saw the auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuti Faal
Tuti Faal, also known as Tuti Faal Jammeh (born c. 1952 in ) is a former First Lady of the West African country of Gambia. As the first wife of President Yahya Jammeh, she was the First Lady from 1994 until her divorce in 1998. Biography Tuti Faal's family came from Mauritania. Faal worked for Gambian communications company, Gambia Telecommunications Company (GAMTEL). Yahya Jammeh married Tuti Faal in September 1994, a few months after his successful coup. It was Jammeh's first marriage. Tuti Faal spoke at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 regarding the situation of women in Gambia. In October 1997, she travelled to the United States with her husband on an official trip abroad. Since she remained childless during their marriage, President Jammeh is said to have sent her to Saudi Arabia in 1998 for gynecological examinations. In December 1998, he married Zeinab Jammeh and divorced Tuti Faal while she was still abroad for medical treatment. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Jawara
Hannah Augusta Darling Jawara (''née'' Mahoney; May 1924 – 21 January 1981), was a Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights. She was the first wife (from 1955 to 1967) of Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of the Gambia. Life Hannah Augusta Darling Mahoney was born to a prominent Christian Aku Creole family. She was the daughter of Sir John Mahoney, the first Speaker of the Legislative Council of the Gambia, and his wife, Hannah. Augusta's sister was Louise N'Jie. She studied at Mohammedan High School, where she first met her future husband, (future president) Dawda Jawara, before training in nursing in Edinburgh, Scotland."Scots in Gambia" ''The Glasgow Herald'', 11 February 1965, p. 8. Accessed 21 November 2012. In February 1955, she married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilel Jawara
Chilel, Lady Jawara ( N'Jie; born 1952) is a former First Lady of the Gambia and widow of the late President Sir Dawda Jawara. Biography Chilel Jawara is the daughter of the wealthy businessman Momodou Musa N'Jie (c. 1914–1990), a member of the oucouleur people Her father was a supporter of Pierre Sarr N'Jie's United Party (UP). After his daughter's marriage to Jawara, he became a supporter of the People's Progressive Party (PPP). While still attending Gambia High School (now known as Gambia Senior Secondary School), she married Gambian Prime Minister and later President Dawda Jawara (1924–2019) in March 1968 at the age of 16. Her husband had previously been married to Augusta Jawara (1924–1981) from 1955 until they divorced in 1967. At her husband's side, she was the First Lady of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994. She had at least eight children with him. The Gambia politician is her niece. In 1978, the Gambian ferry was named after her. In 1981, during the coup at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
