Yahya Jammeh
2nd President of the Gambia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (Arabic: يحيى عبدالعزيز جيمس جنكنج جامع; born 25 May 1965)[1] is a Gambian politician. He became the president of The Gambia in 1994.
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Yahya Jammeh يحيى جامع | |
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2nd President of the Gambia | |
In office 22 July 1994 – 19 January 2017 | |
Vice President | Isatou Njie-Saidy |
Preceded by | Dawda Jawara |
Succeeded by | Adama Barrow |
Personal details | |
Born | Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (1965-05-25) 25 May 1965 (age 58) Kanilai, Gambia |
Political party | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction |
Spouse(s) | Zeinab Suma Alima Sallah (possibly divorced) |
Children | Mariam Muhammed |
Alma mater | Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation |
Military service | |
Allegiance | The Gambia |
Branch/service | Gambian National Army |
Years of service | 1984–1996 |
Rank | Colonel |
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