The Gambia: Heads of State: 1970-2016 |
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| President of the Republic of The Gambia | |
| 24 Apr 1970 - 22 Jul 1994 | Dawda Kairaba Jawara [1][2] |
| Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council | |
| 22 Jul 1994 - 26 Jul 1994 | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh [3] |
| Head of State and Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council | |
| 26 Jul 1994 - 18 Oct 1996 | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (x) [4] |
| President of The Gambia | |
| 18 Oct 1996 - | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (x) |
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| [1] | Original name: Saihou Jawara; later: David Kwesi Jawara. |
| [2] | Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council (in dissidence) |
| 30 Jul 1981 - 5 Aug 1981 Kukoi Samba Sanyang | |
| [3] | Original name: Yahya Alphonse Jemus Jebulai Jammeh. |
| [4] | Retroactive to 22 Jul 1994. |