List of heads of state of Gambia

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This is a list of the heads of state of Gambia since independence on February 18, 1965.

Monarchy (1965-1970)

No. image Name
(life data) 		Official title Term of office
Beginning The End
1. Elizabeth II 1959.jpg Elizabeth II
(* 1926) 		queen February 18, 1965 April 24, 1970

Governors General

The British monarch was represented in his absence by a governor general:

No. image Name
(life data) 		Official title Term of office
Beginning The End
1. Image of none.svg Sir John Warburton Paul
(1916-2004) 		Governor General February 18, 1965 February 9, 1966
2. Image of none.svg Sir Farimang Singhateh
(1912-1977) 		Governor General February 9, 1966 April 24, 1970

Republic (from 1970)

No. image Name
(life data) 		Official title Term of office Political party
Beginning The End
1. Dawda Jawara 1979-09-13.jpg Sir Dawda Jawara
(1924-2019) 		president April 24, 1970 July 22, 1994
(discontinued) 		PPP
- Image of none.svg Kukoi Sanyang
(1952-2013) 		Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council
(Note: In the uprising) 		(July 30, 1981) (August 5, 1981) GSRP
(prohibited)
- Yahya Jammeh 2014-08-05.jpg Yahya Jammeh
(* 1965) 		Chairman of the Provisional Leadership Council of the Armed Forces July 22, 1994 September 28, 1996 independent
Head of state September 28, 1996 October 18, 1996
2. president October 18, 1996 19th January 2017 APRC
3. Adama Barrow 2016.jpg Adama Barrow
(born 1965) 		president 19th January 2017 officiating UDP

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