Buba Samura

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Buba Samura († January 6, 2001 with Sinchu Yero in the Fulladu West district ) was a politician in the West African state of Gambia .

Life

Eastern Kiang constituency
General election be right Voting share
1992 000000000001191.00000000001,191 28.83%
Kiang East constituency
General election be right Voting share
1997 000000000001412.00000000001,412 50.63%

In the parliamentary elections in 1992 , he entered as a non-party in the constituency of Eastern Kiang ( Kiang East ). He couldn't hold his own against his opponent Wally SM Sanneh ( PPP ).

In the following parliamentary elections in 1997 he stood as a candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP), of which he was a founding member, for election and he was able to successfully defeat the constituency against the opposing candidate Ansumana Sanneh of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) with a narrow Win majority of votes for yourself.

Samura was killed in a traffic accident in January 2001 on the South Bank Road between Fula Bantang and Yero Beri Kunda together with his party comrade Abou Karamba Kassamba . The deceased was transferred to Brikama for burial. The two opposition MPs were not honored by the state with a state act , which had caused displeasure among relatives, party members and the population.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Five, Including Two MPs, Die In Road Accident . Panafrican News Agency (Dakar), January 8, 2001
  2. ↑ Two MPs, Three Others Die In Van Accident . The Point , January 8, 2001
  3. ^ Discourse With Femi Peters, UDP's Campaign Manager . The Independent , Jan. 19, 2001
  4. ^ National Assembly Elections Results 1997 . ( Memento from September 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 54 kB)
  5. ↑ UDP Youth Leader Lambasts President Jammeh . The Point , January 10, 2001
  6. ^ Bereaved Family Returns State Money . The Point , January 10, 2001
  7. ↑ Dead MPs Leave Big Vaccum . The Point , January 10, 2001
  8. ^ President Denies Dead MPs A State Funeral . The Independent , Jan. 12, 2001
  9. ^ Alleged Arson Plot On National Assembly Building Uncovered . The Independent , Jan. 12, 2001
  10. ↑ Upsetting A Long-Standing Tradition The Independent, January 12, 2001
  11. ↑ UDP Statement On The Deaths And Injury Of Party Officials . The Independent , Jan. 12, 2001
  12. ^ The Executive And The National Assembly - Wither separation of powers? The Independent , Jan. 15, 2001
personal data
SURNAME Samura, Buba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 2001
Place of death at Sinchu Yero in the Fulladu West District