The Gambia: Polity Style: 1965-2012 |
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| 17 Dec 1964 | Gambia Independence Act, 1964 is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons 20 Nov 1964, House of Lords 10 Dec 1964) and receives Royal Assent (17 Dec 1964), providing for independent status of the territories comprised either in the Colony of the Gambia or in the Protectorate of the Gambia [1] |
| 18 Feb 1965 | becomes an independent state on a date prescribed by Section 1 (1) of the Gambia Independence Act, 1964 |
| 18 Feb 1965 - 24 Apr 1970 | The Gambia |
| 24 Apr 1970 | Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, providing for establishment of the Republic of The Gambia (section 1), takes effect on a date prescribed by section 134 (The Gambia Gazette, Extraordinary, Vol. 87, No. 12, Bathurst, 25th April, 1970, p. 77; Supplement "C" to The Gambia Gazette No. 12 of 25th April, 1970, pp. 1-88) [2] |
| 24 Apr 1970 - 18 Oct 1996 | Republic of The Gambia |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Agreement Between the Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of Senegal Concerning the Establishment of the Senegambian Confederation (signed at Dakar, Senegal, 17 Dec 1981) comes into force on the first day of the month following that in which instruments of ratification are exchanged (1 Feb 1982) as prescribed by Art. 19 of the Agreement [3] |
| 1 Feb 1982 | forms together with Senegal a part of Senegambia (officially: Senegambia Confederation [English], Confédération de la Sénégambie [French]) as a confederation and retains sovereignty and independence |
| 30 Sep 1989 | Senegambia is dissolved |
| 18 Oct 1996 - | The Gambia [4] |
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| [1] | Full title: An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by The Gambia of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth. |
| [2] | Full title: An Act to establish and to make provision for the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia. |
| [3] | Ratified by the Assemblée nationale of Senegal and National Assembly of The Gambia 29 Dec 1981; instruments of ratification are exchanged 11 Jan 1982. |
| [4] | Referred to as Second Republic of The Gambia in the preface to the Constitution of 1997 and in the Constitution's Schedule 2, section 2. |
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