Paul L. Baldeh

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Paul Louis Baldeh (* 1937 in Sare N'Gai ; † December 1968 ) was a politician in the West African state of Gambia .

Life

Baldeh, a Lorobo- Fula , was the son of a cattle farmer who owned the largest herd of cattle in Fulladu West at the time. In his childhood he was taught in the school of the Catholic Mission, where he converted to the Roman Catholic faith. After attending the Secondary Catholic School in Bathurst , Baldeh attended Trinity College in Dublin and earned his BA . Then he worked as a teacher in Bathurst.

Lower Fulladu West constituency
General election be right Voting share
1962 000000000001600.00000000001,600 58.69%
1966 000000000002702.00000000002,702 59.20%

In the 1962 general election , Baldeh stood as a candidate for the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in the Lower Fulladu West constituency. He was able to win the constituency against his rival candidate Andrew M'Ballow of the United Party (UP) for himself and ended his work as a teacher. He was then appointed Minister of Education, due to disagreements with the party leadership, he was released from this post in November 1963, but reinstated before the independence of the Gambia.

In the following elections in April 1966 Baldeh was able to defend the constituency against the candidate Augustin A. Sabally (UP), but he was not given a ministerial post due to his state of health. On September 1, 1968, he was expelled from the PPP and Baldeh founded the People's Progressive Alliance (PPA) with other dissatisfied members of the PPP .

Baldeh died of a chronic illness from which he suffered for years in December 1968 at the age of 31. He was honored with a state ceremony .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A political history of The Gambia, 1816-1994 , University of Rochester Press, 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8
  2. ↑ a b c d e Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical dictionary of The Gambia Scarecrow Pr, 2008, ISBN 0-8108-5825-8
  3. ^ President Denies Dead MPs A State Funeral , in: The Independent, January 12, 2001
predecessor Office successor
- Education Minister of Gambia
1962–1963 		Andrew D. Camara
Andrew D. Camara Minister of Education of Gambia
? –1966 		?
personal data
SURNAME Baldeh, Paul L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baldeh, Paul Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Sare N'Gai
DATE OF DEATH December 1968