Yahya Abdul Jammeh

president of The Gambia

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In The Gambia: 1994 coup, 1996 presidential election, and new constitution
) Yahya Jammeh staged a bloodless coup, justifying it by citing the corruption and mismanagement of Jawara and the PPP. The Senegalese government did not intervene as it had done in 1981, and Jawara went into exile. The military leaders promised a return to civilian rule…
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