Cabinet Jawara I
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The Jawara I cabinet was formed in the British colony of Gambia on June 12, 1962, after Dawda Jawara of the People's Progressive Party ( PPP ) had taken over the post of Prime Minister as the successor to Pierre Sarr N'Jie . The cabinet was in office until April 24, 1970 and was replaced by the Jawara II cabinet after Jawara became President of the Republic of Gambia.
Jawara's PPP had won the elections to the House of Representatives in May 1962 with a clear majority in front of the United Party ( United Party ) N'Jies and had an absolute majority in the parliament, which was expanded from 19 to 32 seats with 18 seats. In the following years Jawara broke with the dismissal of 13 chiefs (Chiefs) largely their influence. After the granting of internal self-government on October 4, 1963, Gambia gained independence on February 18, 1965. A first referendum on complete independence from Great Britain in November 1965 with 758 votes only narrowly missed the necessary two-thirds majority. While 61,568 voters had voted for separation from the United Kingdom, 31,921 voters were against. In the elections on May 26, 1966 , the PPP was able to achieve 75 percent of the vote and thus expand its majority in the House of Representatives to 24 of the 32 seats. After that, the Jawaras government initiated an integration of the Wolof and other ethnic groups of the colony and preferred this by concentrating development measures on the coastal region.
minister
| Office | Official |
|---|---|
| prime minister | June 12, 1962 to April 24, 1970: Dawda Jawara (1924–2019) |
| Finance minister | June 1962 - December 1967: Sheriff S. Sisay (1935–1989) December 1967 - April 1970: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (1937–2008) |
| Foreign minister | February 1965: Alieu Badara N'Jie (1904–1982) December 1967: Sheriff S. Sisay (see above) January 1968: Andrew Camara (1923–2013) |
| Minister of Health | June 1962: Jerreh Daffeh (1930–1998) 1964: Ebrima Daour N'Jie (1911–1970) February 1965: Kebba Cherno Amat Kah (* 1934) April 1968: Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa (1912–1994) |
| Minister of Education | June 1962: Paul Louis Baldeh (1937–1968) November 1963–1965: Andrew Camara ( see above ) 1966–1968: Andrew Camara (see above) |
| Minister for Labor and Social Welfare | October 1963–1964: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (see above) 1964–1965: Andrew Camara ( see above ) 1965–1966: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (see above) 1966–1968: Andrew Camara (see above) |
| Minister for Public Works and Communication | June 1962 - September 1964: Omar Momodou M'Baki (1923? –1994) 1964–1965: Alieu Badara N'Jie ( see above) 1965–1966: Andrew Camara ( see above ) 1966 - December 1967: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba ( see above ) |
| Minister for Local Government and Lands | June 1962–1966: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (see above) 1969–1970: Yaya Ceesay (* 1937) |
| Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources | 1968–1969: Yaya Ceesay ( see above ) 1969–1970: Howsoon Ousman Semega-Janneh (1914–1988) |
| Attorney General | 1964–1968: Phillip Rodney Bridges (1922–2007) 1968–1970: Momadu Lamin Saho (1932–1993) |
Background literature
- Gambia since 1946 , in: The Great Ploetz. The encyclopedia of world history , Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 35th edition, 2008, p. 1935, ISBN 978-3-525-32008-2
Web links
- Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of the Gambia , 4th edition, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1
- Gambia in rulers.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Until independence on February 18, 1965, Prime Minister Jawara was de facto responsible for foreign relations
