Yahya Jammeh Politician

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is the president of the Gambia. As a young army officer, he took power in a 1994 military coup. He was elected as President in 1996; he was re-elected in 2001, 2006, and 2011.

Personal facts

Yahya Jammeh
Alias (AKA)Jammeh Yahya Alphonse Jemus Jebulai (former name)
Birth dateMay 25, 1965
Birth place
The Gambia , Kanilai
Religion
Sunni Islam
Education
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

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Office holder

military branch
Military of the Gambia
military rank
Colonel
officePresident of the Gambia
party
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
service end1996
service start1984
vice president

Yahya Jammeh on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1367.htm
  2. http://www.statehouse.gm/president.html
  3. http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/05/16/susan-rice-condemns-gambia-presidents-anti-gay-comments
  4. https://news.vice.com/article/gambian-president-says-he-will-slit-gay-mens-throats-in-public-speech