Kunda Kamara
Kunda Kamara (also: Camara , born as Kunda Kinteh on August 19, 1947 in Dippa Kunda ; died January 6, 2001 ) was a Gambian politician.
Life
She was born the third child of Landing Kinteh . She attended schools in Serrekunda and Latrikunda before training as a primary school teacher at Gambia College . In 1966 she married Fanding Kamara , who also worked as a teacher. They had five children together. From 1973 to 1992 both worked as teachers in different parts of the country.
At times she was a member of the Banjul City Council . In 1992 she was nominated by President Dawda Jawara to the Gambian parliament , to which she belonged until the coup of Yahya Jammeh in 1994. In and outside parliament, she campaigned for social issues and women's rights.
She died on January 6, 2001 in a car accident on the way home to Kanifing . The accident happened on the South Bank Road between Fula Bantang and Yero Beri Kunda . Members of Parliament Abou Karamba Kassamba and Buba Samura of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and two other people also died in the accident .
Web links
- Obituary for Kunda Kamara ( Memento from February 11, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gambia: Five, Including Two MPs, Die In Road Accident. Retrieved January 17, 2019 (There the road is called the Trans-Gambia Highway.).
- ↑ Gambia: Two MPs, Three Others Die In Van Accident. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kamara, Kunda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Camara, Kunda; Kinteh, Kunda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Gambian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dippa Kunda |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 2001 |