Amang S. Kanyi

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Amang S. Kanyi († September 1968 in the United Kingdom ) was a politician in the West African state of Gambia .

Western Kiang constituency
General election be right Voting share
1962 unanimously 100.00%
1966 000000000003470.00000000003,470 89.48%

In the parliamentary elections in 1962 Kanyi stood as a candidate for the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in the constituency of Western Kiang ( Kiang West ). He was able to win the constituency unanimously for lack of opposing candidates. In the following elections in April 1966 , Kanyi was able to defend the constituency against the non-party candidate Momodou K. Sanneh with a large majority. Kanyi was appointed as Minister of Agriculture ( English Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources ).

Kanyi died on an official trip to the UK in September 1968 . He was honored with a state ceremony .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 , University of Rochester Press, 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
  2. ^ Report of the Conference of FAO - Rome, November 4-23, 1967 , accessed July 2011
  3. ^ President Denies Dead MPs A State Funeral , in: The Independent, January 12, 2001
  4. ↑ ALH. AE Cham Joof, A Great Historian The Daily Observer, April 15, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Kanyi, Amang S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kanyi, Amang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH September 1968
Place of death United Kingdom