2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
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2016-2017-gambian-constitutional-crisis-162-668314
title:
2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
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A constitutional crisis occurred in Gambia following presidential elections in December 2016, in which challenger Adama Barrow achieved an upset victory over longtime incumbent Yahya Jammeh. It eventually concluded after a military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led to Jammeh’s departure from the country. Although Jammeh first accepted the victory of Adama Barrow on 1 December, he rejected the election results days later. Jammeh called for the election to
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Gambian crisis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%932017_Gambian_constitutional_crisis
date created:
2017-01-15T03:07:58Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:08:41Z
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