Cabinet Jawara III
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The Jawara III cabinet was formed in The Gambia on March 29, 1972 by President Dawda Jawara of the People's Progressive Party ( PPP ) . The cabinet replaced the second Jawara cabinet . It was in office until the April 4, 1977 elections and was then replaced by the Jawara IV cabinet .
In the March 29, 1972 elections , Jawara's PPP had 65,388 votes (63 percent) and received 28 of the 32 seats. The United Party (UP) of former Prime Minister Pierre Sarr N'Jie received 17,161 votes (16.5 percent) and had three MPs. Furthermore, Batapa Drammeh, an independent candidate, entered parliament. After the constitution of the House of Representatives , the elected MPs voted for Jawara to be President of the Republic, whereby he was able to prevail against the UP candidate PH Coker due to the absolute majority.
As a sign of the departure from colonialism , the capital Bathurst was renamed Banjul on April 24, 1973 in the course of Africanization . In October 1975, the former vice president founded Sheriff Mustapha Dibba , the National Assembly Party NCP ( National Convention Party ) , engaged in the following elections to the largest opposition party developed.
minister
| Office | Official |
|---|---|
| president | March 29, 1972 to April 4, 1977: Dawda Jawara (1924–2019) |
| Vice President | March 1972 - September 1972: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (1937–2008) September 1972 - April 1977: Andrew Camara (1923–2013) |
| Minister of State in the Presidential Office | March 1972 - October 1972: Momodou Cadija Cham (* 1938) |
| General Secretary in the President's Office Head of the Public Service |
March 1972 - April 1977: Eric Herbert Christensen (1923–1990) |
| Finance minister | March 1972 - September 1972: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (see above) September 1972 - April 1977: Ibrahima Momodou Garba-Jahumpa (1912–1994) |
| Foreign minister | March 1972 - July 1974: Andrew Camara ( see above ) July 1974 - April 1977: Alieu Badara N'Jie (1904–1982) |
| Minister for Local Government and Lands | March 1972 - July 1974: Yaya Ceesay (* 1937) July 1974 - April 1977: Andrew Camara (see above) |
| Minister of Health | March 1972 - April 1977: Kalilou Singhateh (* 1937) |
| Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources | March 1972 - July 1974: Alieu Badara N'Jie (see above). July 1974 - April 1977: Yaya Ceesay (see above) |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | October 1972 - April 1977: Momodou Cadija Cham (see above) |
| Minister for Economic Planning and Industrial Development | July 1974 - July 1975: Sheriff Mustapha Dibba ( see above ) July 1975 - April 1977: Lamin Bora M'Boge (1932–2008) |
| Minister for Public Works and Communication | March 1972 - April 1977: Alieu Sulayman Jack (1922–2010) |
| Attorney General | March 1972 - April 1977: 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, pp. 1935 f., 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
