Sheriff Dibba

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Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (born January 10, 1937 in Farafenni , † June 2, 2008 in Banjul ) was a Gambian politician and former spokesman for the country's national assembly . He was chairman of the Party National Convention Party (NCP).

Life

Baddibu constituency
General election be right Voting share
1960 000000000005020.00000000005,020 52.78%
Central Baddibu constituency
General election be right Voting share
1962 000000000003851.00000000003,851 92.48%
1966 000000000004319.00000000004,319 94.28%
1972 000000000002931.00000000002,931 70.69%
1977 000000000002604.00000000002,604 59.26%
1982 000000000002252.00000000002,252 48.70%
1987 000000000002749.00000000002,749 48.17%
1992 000000000003233.00000000003.233 53.70%

Until 1971 or July 1974, Dibba was the first Gambian ambassador to Brussels with responsibility for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. After him, Ebou Taal took over the post.

Dibba was Gambia's first vice president . He resigned from this position in 1975 and later founded the National Convention Party. After the elections in 1977, the NCP was the largest opposition party in Gambia.

He was arrested in 1981 for alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt , but was released eleven months after his arrest. A presidential election was held on May 4, 1982, months after a constitutional amendment that allowed direct election of the country's head of state. Dibba was clearly defeated by the incumbent President Dawda Jawara (distribution of votes: 27.6% to 72.4%). He ran again as a presidential candidate for the NCP in 1987 and 1992, but only achieved the second most votes after Jawara.

After the fall of the Jawara government in 1994, the NCP and other political parties were banned. The ban on the NCP was enacted in mid-2001 and Dibba ran as an opposing candidate in the presidential election that took place on October 18 this year. He was defeated by incumbent President Yahya Jammeh , finished fourth out of five candidates and received 3.8% of the votes.

Legislative elections were held in January 2002. At their first session on February 3, 2002, MPs elected Dibba as spokesman for the National Assembly.

Dibba died at the age of 71 on June 2, 2008 at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital in Banjul of a heart attack .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Pa Nderry Mbai: TRIBUTE TO EBOU TAAL - CIVIL SERVANT, DIPLOMAT AND SPORTSMAN. In: Freedom Newspaper. July 2, 2019, Retrieved July 6, 2019 (American English).
  2. ^ Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Scarecrow Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-6260-9 ( google.de [accessed July 6, 2019]).
  3. ^ NCP Leader, Former Vice-President and Speaker, Sheriff Mustapha Dibba Dies Senegambianews.com June 2, 2008
  4. ↑ Veteran Gambian politician dies  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Apanews.net of June 2, 2008@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.apanews.net  
  5. ↑ Breaking News: Sheriff Dibba passes away  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily Observer (Online) June 2, 2008@1@ 2Template: dead link / observer.gm  

literature

  • Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2 .
predecessor Office successor
–– Vice President of Gambia
1970–1972 		Assan Musa Camara
Mustapha B. Wadda Speaker of the Gambia Parliament
2002-2006 		Belinda Bidwell
personal data
SURNAME Dibba, sheriff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dibba, sheriff Mustapha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Farafenni
DATE OF DEATH June 2, 2008
Place of death Banjul