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Area : 4363  sq.mi - Population 1500000 hab.
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1965This former British colony becomes independent within the Commonwealth. Sir Dawda Jawara is Prime Minister.
1970: Becomes a Republic under the presidency of Jawara.
1994: A military coup d'etat puts into power the young Captain Yahya Jammeh.
1996: Victory of Yahya Jammeh at the presidential elections.
1997: It becomes a parliamentary regime following a new Constitution.
2001: New victory of Yahya Jammeh at the presidential elections. The national Assembly is largely dominated by the Patriotic Alliance for the re-orientation and construction (APRC) in power.