Events in the year 2023 in the

Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

Incumbents

* President:

Adama Barrow Adama Barrow ( ff, 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village ...

* Vice-President of the Gambia: Badara Joof (until 17 January); Muhammad B.S. Jallow onwards * Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar Jallow

Events

Ongoing —

COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached The Gambia in March 2020. __TOC ...

* 13 May –

2023 Gambian local elections Local elections were held in the Gambia on 20 May 2023.. The elections took place following President Adama Barrow's re-election under the banner of the new National People's Party, and their subsequent victory in the 2022 parliamentary election ...

* 24 February – Gambian president

appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India. * 6 April – The Gambia confirms a case of

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Deaths

* 17 January — Badara Joof, 65, politician, vice-president (since 2022). * 25 January —

Edrissa Marong Edrissa Marong (1995/1996 – 23 January 2023) was a Gambian long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviati ...

, 27, long-distance runner.

References

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