Gambian monarchy


Queen of the Gambia

Reigning Queen Elizabeth II (1959)

Official seat
Term of office	for lifetime
Creation of office	February 18, 1965
Coronation through	Archbishop of Canterbury
Final coronation	June 2, 1953
Salutation	Your Majesty

The Gambian monarchy was a parliamentary system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the Gambia and held the role of head of state from 1965 to 1970. Head of state since February 18, 1965 - with the independence of Gambia - Queen Elizabeth II , who was officially referred to as Queen of Gambia ( English Queen of Gambia ). You and other members of the British royal family performed various official functions in the Gambia and represented the country in other states.

Most of the sovereign rights in Gambia were exercised by the Governor General (from February 18, 1965 to February 9, 1966 by Sir John Warburton Paul and from February 9, 1966 to April 24, 1970 by Sir Farimang Singhateh ). The Gambian monarchy developed out of colonial relations with the United Kingdom , but was legally independent from the British monarchy . Gambia was granted independence (as Gambia Colony and Protectorate ) in 1965 under the Gambia Independence Act 1964 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as an independent sovereign state.

After two referendums on a constitutional amendment , of which the first was unsuccessful because it did not achieve the required two-thirds majority , and the second was successful , the Gambia passed a new constitution on April 24, 1970 , with which the monarchy was abolished. Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth, with the President of Gambia as head of state.

The Queen visited Gambia on December 3-5, 1961.

title

In The Gambia, the title of Queen Elizabeth II was as follows:

February 18, 1965 to June 18, 1965:

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

German translation: "Elizabeth the Second, by God's grace Queen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and your other kingdoms and territories, head of the Commonwealth, defender of the faith ."

June 18, 1965 to April 24, 1970:

Elizabeth the Second, Queen of The Gambia and all Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

German translation: "Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Gambia and her other kingdoms and territories, head of the Commonwealth."

Individual evidence

↑ Gambia . In: George S. Cuhaj (Ed.): 2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001 – Date , 10th. Edition, Krause, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4402-4410-0 , p. 538.
↑ Robert L. Maddex: Constitutions of the World . CQ Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4522-6729-6 , pp. 159 ( books.google.de ).
↑ Wayback Machine. In: gov.uk. web.archive.org, July 20, 2009, archived from the original on July 20, 2009 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .
^ ^A ^b Royal Style and Titles Act, 1965 (full title: An Act to provide for the alteration of the Royal Style and Titles ) quoted in Gambia (The): Heads of State: 1965–1970 - Archontology.org. In: archontology.org. Retrieved August 4, 2019 .

[cuhaj-1] Gambia . In: George S. Cuhaj (Ed.): 2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001 – Date , 10th. Edition, Krause, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4402-4410-0 , p. 538.

[Maddex-2] Robert L. Maddex: Constitutions of the World . CQ Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4522-6729-6 , pp. 159 ( books.google.de ).

[Commonwealthvisitssince1952-3] Wayback Machine. In: gov.uk. web.archive.org, July 20, 2009, archived from the original on July 20, 2009 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .

[archontology-4] A ^b Royal Style and Titles Act, 1965 (full title: An Act to provide for the alteration of the Royal Style and Titles ) quoted in Gambia (The): Heads of State: 1965–1970 - Archontology.org. In: archontology.org. Retrieved August 4, 2019 .