List of Prime Ministers of Gambia

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The list of Prime Ministers of Gambia goes until April 24, 1970, after which the office of head of state and head of government was combined in one office when the Gambia was transformed into a presidential republic .

possession Official Party
affiliation 		comment
The British colony of the Gambia
March 1961 to June 12, 1962 Pierre Sarr N'Jie , Chief Minister UP
The British Colony of Gambia ( self-government begins )
June 12, 1962 to October 3, 1963 David Jawara , Premier PPP Jawara appoints the first cabinet
The British colony of the Gambia ( limited autonomy of the Gambia )
October 4, 1963 to February 18, 1965 David Jawara , Prime Minister
Gambia ( independence )
February 18, 1965 bis January 1966 Dawda Jawara , Prime Minister Jawara converted back to Islam and changed his first name back
January 1966 to April 24, 1970 Sir David Dawda Kairaba Jawara , Prime Minister President-elect of the Gambia
Republic of the Gambia
Conversion into a presidential system of government

Dates in italics indicate a de facto continuation of the term of office.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia (Historical Dictionaries of Africa; Vol. 109) . 4th ed. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md. 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1 .