Politics and Society in The Gambia since Independence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12732604
AutoresDavid Perfect (autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen6
Número2
Páginas426-438
Fecha de publicación2008-02-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHistory Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1478-0542 • E-ISSN: 1478-0542
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1478-0542.2008.00513.x
OpenAlexW2151590131
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas14

This article examines politics in The Gambia since it achieved its independence from Britain in 1965. The Gambia was the longest continuously surviving multi‐party democracy in Africa until a successful military coup in 1994, with civilian rule being restored in 1996. The article explores political developments under its two post‐colonial leaders, Sir Dawda Jawara (1965–94) and Yahya Jammeh (1994–) in detail, discussing the major Gambian political parties and their performance in national elections; the military coups of 1981 and 1994; and other key events. The overall performance of both governments, in terms of economic and social developments and human rights, is also assessed

Colonial rule · Colonialism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Human rights · Independence (probability theory · Military rule · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law