Dawda Jawara ... Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara[1] GCMG (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019 [2][3]) was a Gambian politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the …

Nov 30, 2021 · As the Gambia looks forward to the first post-Jammeh election, let us take a look back at the Gambia and its 3 presidents so far. Dawda Kairaba Jawara Dawda Jawara served …

Aug 23, 2025 · Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara was a veterinarian and politician who served as The Gambia’s prime minister from 1962 to 1970. He became The Gambia’s first president in 1970, …

Jan 22, 2025 · In 1970, The Gambia became a republic, and Jawara was elected the first President. By 1990, most Gambian children were attending school, and the government built …

Feb 17, 2025 · First President of The Gambia On 23 rd July 1964, representatives of government, political parties, chiefs and members of civil society assembled at Marlborough House, …

Pictures of the life of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first president of The Gambia. Sir Dawda Jawara inspecting a Guard of Honour Sir Dawda Jawara with Queen Elizabeth II at a …

The oldest English-speaking country in West Africa, The Gambia gained independence from Britain in 1965, led by Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, first President of the Republic of The Gambia.

Jawara, Sir Dawda Kairaba (1924–2019), first prime minister and president of The Gambia, was born in 1924 at Barajaly, MacCarthy Island Province, in the British colony of the Gambia, the …

Oct 4, 2021 · The first president of the Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, has died on Tuesday, his family sources confirmed to Kerr Fatou. Jawara, country’s founder leader, led the Gambia …

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 National …

May 16, 2014 · Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara is 90 years old today. The first president of The Gambia was born ninety years ago on this very day, 16 May 1924 to be precise.

Sep 29, 2019 · Following a referendum, the Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth in 1970 and Jawara became its first president, an executive post combining the offices of head …

Jun 11, 2024 · The First Republic President Jawara’s rule, known as the First Republic, lasted from 1970 to 1994. This period was marked by relative political stability and economic …

The first president, Sir Dawda Jawara, head of the PPP, was returned in all elections after 1972. In 1981 an attempt to overthrow the government was put down with the aid of Senegalese …

Jan 17, 2024 · Emblem of Gambia To enrich your insights into presidential figures worldwide, also explore some prominent first presidents from other countries, such as Gabon, France and …

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first president of The Gambia and one of the founding fathers, has died age 95. Jawara died this afternoon at his residence in Fajara, Greater Banjul Area. Sir …

Sir Dauda Kairaba Jawara >Sir Dauda Kairaba Jawara (born 1924) led his nation of the Gambia to >independence and became its first president. Until a military coup in 1994, >this veterinary …

Sep 5, 2019 · Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, the first democratically elected leader of the West African country of the Gambia since its independence in 1965, who served as Prime Minister …

The president of the Republic of the Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is the …

Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, GCMG (May 16, 1924 – August 27, 2019) was an Gambian politician. He was the first leader of the Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970.