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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">List of heads of state of the Gambia</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seznam_prezident%C5%AF_Gambie" title="Seznam prezidentů Gambie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Seznam prezidentů Gambie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambias_pr%C3%A6sidenter" title="Gambias præsidenter – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Gambias præsidenter" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Staatsoberh%C3%A4upter_von_Gambia" title="Liste der Staatsoberhäupter von Gambia – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Liste der Staatsoberhäupter von Gambia" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia_riigipeade_loend" title="Gambia riigipeade loend – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Gambia riigipeade loend" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B7%CE%B3%CF%8E%CE%BD_%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B1" title="Κατάλογος αρχηγών κράτους της Γκάμπια – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κατάλογος αρχηγών κράτους της Γκάμπια" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Jefes_de_Estado_de_Gambia" title="Anexo:Jefes de Estado de Gambia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Jefes de Estado de Gambia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_chefs_d%27%C3%89tat_de_la_Gambie" title="Liste des chefs d'État de la Gambie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Liste des chefs d'État de la Gambie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%90%EB%B9%84%EC%95%84%EC%9D%98_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9" title="감비아의 대통령 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="감비아의 대통령" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A2%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%B2%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D6%81%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AF" title="Գամբիայի ղեկավարների ցանկ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Գամբիայի ղեկավարների ցանկ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80" title="गाम्बिया राज्य के प्रमुखों की सूची – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गाम्बिया राज्य के प्रमुखों की सूची" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listo_pri_prezidanti_di_Gambia" title="Listo pri prezidanti di Gambia – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Listo pri prezidanti di Gambia" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_Presiden_Gambia" title="Daftar Presiden Gambia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Daftar Presiden Gambia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidenti_del_Gambia" title="Presidenti del Gambia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Presidenti del Gambia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="გამბიის პრეზიდენტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გამბიის პრეზიდენტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambijas_valsts_vad%C4%ABt%C4%81ju_uzskait%C4%ABjums" title="Gambijas valsts vadītāju uzskaitījums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Gambijas valsts vadītāju uzskaitījums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="გამბიაშ პრეზიდენტი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="გამბიაშ პრეზიდენტი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_staatshoofden_van_Gambia" title="Lijst van staatshoofden van Gambia – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lijst van staatshoofden van Gambia" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E7%B5%B1%E9%A0%98" title="ガンビアの大統領 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ガンビアの大統領" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_over_Gambias_statsoverhoder" title="Liste over Gambias statsoverhoder – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Liste over Gambias statsoverhoder" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_dels_presidents_de_G%C3%A0mbia" title="Lista dels presidents de Gàmbia – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Lista dels presidents de Gàmbia" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezydenci_Gambii" title="Prezydenci Gambii – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prezydenci Gambii" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_presidentes_da_G%C3%A2mbia" title="Lista de presidentes da Gâmbia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lista de presidentes da Gâmbia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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list of the <b>heads of state of The Gambia</b>, from the independence of <a href="/wiki/The_Gambia" title="The Gambia">The Gambia</a> in 1965 to the present day. </p><p>From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Gambia" title="Constitution of the Gambia">Constitution</a> of 1965 was the <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_the_Gambia" title="Queen of the Gambia">queen of the Gambia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, who was also the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">queen of the United Kingdom</a> and the other <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a>. The monarch was represented in the Gambia by a governor-general. The Gambia became a <a href="/wiki/Republics_in_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations">republic within the Commonwealth</a> under the Constitution of 1970 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Gambia" title="President of the Gambia">president</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monarch_(1965–1970)"><span id="Monarch_.281965.E2.80.931970.29"></span>Monarch (1965–1970)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Monarch (1965–1970)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The succession to the throne was the same as the <a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">succession to the British throne</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Reign </th> <th rowspan="2">Royal House </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Gambia" title="Prime Minister of the Gambia">Prime minister(s)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Reign start </th> <th>Reign end </th> <th>Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_(retouched)_(cropped)_(3-to-4_aspect_ratio).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/90px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/135px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/180px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="739" data-file-height="985" /></a></span> </td> <td>Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2022)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 1965 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 1970 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003189100000000000♠"></span>5 years, 65 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Windsor" title="House of Windsor">Windsor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dawda_Jawara" title="Dawda Jawara">Jawara</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governor-general">Governor-general</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governor-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in the Gambia and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since the Gambia was granted independence by the <a href="/wiki/Gambia_Independence_Act_1964" title="Gambia Independence Act 1964">Gambia Independence Act 1964</a>, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous <a href="/wiki/Dominion" title="Dominion">dominion</a> and later promoted to independence as defined by the <a href="/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931" title="Statute of Westminster 1931">Statute of Westminster 1931</a>, the governor-general was to be always appointed solely on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_Gambia" title="Cabinet of the Gambia">Cabinet of the Gambia</a> without the involvement of the British government, with the sole exception of John Paul, the former colonial governor, who served as governor-general temporarily until he was replaced by Farimang Mamadi Singateh. In the event of a vacancy the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Gambia" title="Chief Justice of the Gambia">chief justice</a> would have served as the <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_government" title="Administrator of the government">officer administering the government</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Gambia" title="Prime Minister of the Gambia">Prime minister(s)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_(colonial_administrator)" title="John Paul (colonial administrator)">Sir John Paul</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1916–2004)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 1965 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 1966 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002356000000000000♠"></span>356 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dawda_Jawara" title="Dawda Jawara">Jawara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Farimang_Singhateh" title="Farimang Singhateh">Sir Farimang Singateh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1977)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 1966 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 1970 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003153500000000000♠"></span>4 years, 74 days </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republic_(1970–present)"><span id="Republic_.281970.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Republic (1970–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Republic (1970–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Political parties</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF69B4; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progressive_Party_(The_Gambia)" title="People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)">People's Progressive Party</a> (PPP)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0D6F4A; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Patriotic_Reorientation_and_Construction" title="Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction">Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction</a> (APRC)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#40484F; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Party_(The_Gambia)" title="National People's Party (The Gambia)">National People's Party</a> (NPP)</div> <dl><dt>Other factions</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#C3B091; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Gambia_Armed_Forces" title="Gambia Armed Forces">Military</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Republic_(1970–1994)"><span id="First_Republic_.281970.E2.80.931994.29"></span>First Republic (1970–1994)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First Republic (1970–1994)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Constitution of 1970, the first constitution of the Republic of the Gambia, the president replaced the monarch as executive head of state. The president was elected by the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_the_Gambia" title="National Assembly of the Gambia">National Assembly</a> for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_Gambia" title="Vice-President of the Gambia">vice-president</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">acting</a> president. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Elected </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#FF69B4; color:white;">1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dawda_Jawara_(1979).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg/90px-Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg/135px-Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg/180px-Dawda_Jawara_%281979%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="935" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dawda_Jawara" title="Dawda Jawara">Sir Dawda Jawara</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1924–2019)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Gambian_general_election" title="1972 Gambian general election">1972</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1977_Gambian_general_election" title="1977 Gambian general election">1977</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1982_Gambian_general_election" title="1982 Gambian general election">1982</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1987_Gambian_general_election" title="1987 Gambian general election">1987</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1992_Gambian_general_election" title="1992 Gambian general election">1992</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 1970 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">22 July</span> 1994<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1994_Gambian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1994 Gambian coup d'état">Deposed in a coup</a>)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003885500000000000♠"></span>24 years, 89 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progressive_Party_(The_Gambia)" title="People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)">PPP</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_rule_(1994–1996)"><span id="Military_rule_.281994.E2.80.931996.29"></span>Military rule (1994–1996)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Military rule (1994–1996)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Yahya_Jammeh" title="Yahya Jammeh">Colonel Yahya Jammeh</a> led a <a href="/wiki/1994_Gambian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1994 Gambian coup d'état">coup d'état</a> which overthrew President Jawara and his government, all political parties and Parliament were dissolved. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#C3B091; color:black;">2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yahya_Jammeh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/90px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/135px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/180px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yahya_Jammeh" title="Yahya Jammeh"><span style="font-size:85%;">Colonel</span> Yahya Jammeh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1965)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Provisional_Ruling_Council" title="Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council">AFPRC</a></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">22 July</span> 1994 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">6 November</span> 1996 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002838000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 107 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gambia_Armed_Forces" title="Gambia Armed Forces">Military</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Republic_(1996–present)"><span id="Second_Republic_.281996.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Second Republic (1996–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Second Republic (1996–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the current constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, the president is executive head of state. The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the <a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_Gambia" title="Vice-President of the Gambia">vice-president</a> will serve as <a href="/wiki/Acting_(law)" title="Acting (law)">acting</a> president. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Elected </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0D6F4A; color:white;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(2)</span> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yahya_Jammeh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/90px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/135px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Yahya_Jammeh.jpg/180px-Yahya_Jammeh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="704" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yahya_Jammeh" title="Yahya Jammeh">Yahya Jammeh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1965)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Gambian_presidential_election" title="1996 Gambian presidential election">1996</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2001_Gambian_presidential_election" title="2001 Gambian presidential election">2001</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2006_Gambian_presidential_election" title="2006 Gambian presidential election">2006</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2011_Gambian_presidential_election" title="2011 Gambian presidential election">2011</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">6 November</span> 1996 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">19 January</span> 2017<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003738100000000000♠"></span>20 years, 76 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Patriotic_Reorientation_and_Construction" title="Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction">APRC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#40484F; color:white;">3 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adama_Barrow_-_2018_(39774084330)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Adama_Barrow_-_2018_%2839774084330%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Adama_Barrow_-_2018_%2839774084330%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Adama_Barrow_-_2018_%2839774084330%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Adama_Barrow_-_2018_%2839774084330%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Songhai Empire">Songhai Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolof_Empire" title="Jolof Empire">Jolof Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_West_Africa" title="British West Africa">British West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambia_Independence_Act_1964" title="Gambia Independence Act 1964">Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia_(1965%E2%80%931970)" title="The Gambia (1965–1970)">1965–1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Gambian_coup_attempt" title="1981 Gambian coup attempt">1981 coup d'état attempt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegambia" title="Senegambia">Senegambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegambia_Confederation" title="Senegambia Confederation">Senegambia Confederation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Gambian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1994 Gambian coup d'état">1994 coup d'état</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Provisional_Ruling_Council" title="Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council">Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_dalasi" title="Gambian dalasi">Dalasi <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_industry_of_the_Gambia" title="Mining industry of the Gambia">Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Gambia" title="Telecommunications in the Gambia">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_Gambia" title="Tourism in the Gambia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_the_Gambia" title="Trade unions in the Gambia">Trade unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_Gambia" title="Transport in the Gambia">Transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_the_Gambia" title="Abortion in the Gambia">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Gambia" title="Capital punishment in the Gambia">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Gambia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the Gambia">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_Gambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the Gambia (page does not exist)">Orders, decorations, and medals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Culture_of_The_Gambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Culture of The Gambia (page does not exist)">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/For_The_Gambia_Our_Homeland" title="For The Gambia Our Homeland">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Gambia" title="Coat of arms of the Gambia">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_cuisine" title="Gambian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Gambia" title="Demographics of the Gambia">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_Gambia" title="Education in the Gambia">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Gambia" title="Flag of the Gambia">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ethnic_groups_in_the_Gambia" title="Category:Ethnic groups in the Gambia">Ethnic groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Gambia" title="Football in the Gambia">Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_literature" title="Gambian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Gambia" title="Music of the Gambia">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Gambia" title="Public holidays in the Gambia">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_Gambia" title="Religion in the Gambia">Religion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Gambia" title="Outline of the Gambia">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Gambia-related_articles" title="Index of Gambia-related articles">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:The_Gambia" title="Category:The Gambia">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:The_Gambia" title="Portal:The Gambia">Portal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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title="Governor of Tasmania">Tasmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Victoria" title="Governor of Victoria">Victoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Western_Australia" title="Governor of Western Australia">Western Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant governor (Canada)">Canadian lieutenant governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alberta" title="Lieutenant Governor of Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_British_Columbia" title="Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia"> British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Manitoba" title="Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba">Manitoba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Brunswick" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ontario">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec" title="Lieutenant Governor of Quebec">Quebec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Saskatchewan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand 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href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other viceregal representatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Lord-lieutenant" title="Lord-lieutenant">United Kingdom lieutenancy areas</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Barbados" title="Governor-General of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Ceylon" title="Governor-General of Ceylon">Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Fiji" title="Governor-General of 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title="Governor-General of Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Nigeria#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Pakistan" title="Governor-General of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Sierra_Leone#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_South_Africa" title="Governor-General of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Tanzania#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Tanzania">Tanganyika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago#Governor-General" title="List of heads of state of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Uganda#Governor-general" title="List of heads of state of Uganda">Uganda</a></li></ul> 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