Events in the year 2020 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 ...
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Incumbents
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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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 ...
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Vice-President of the Gambia
The vice president of the Republic of The Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. The office was created in April 1970, with the passing of the republican Constitution of the Gambia following the republic referendum. The ...
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Isatou Touray
Isatou Touray (born 17 March 1955) is a Gambian politician, activist, and social reformer. A noted campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM), she became the first female Gambian presidential candidate in 2016, before dropping out to en ...
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Chief Justice:
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Hassan Bubacar Jallow (born 14 August 1951) is a Gambian judge who has served as Chief Justice of the Gambia since February 2017. He was the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) from 2003 to 2016, and Prosecutor of ...
Events
*17 March – First confirmed case of
COVID-19 in the Gambia
Deaths
* 24 January -
Demba Sowe, politician, member of the national assembly (b. 1972)
* 4 April -
Ousman B. Conateh, sports executives and administrators (b. 1937)
* 9 June -
Ebrima „Mbat“ Jobe, national basketballplayer (b. ≈ 1950)
* 28 June –
Louis Mahoney
Louis Felix Danner Mahoney (; 8 September 1938 – 28 June 2020) was a Gambian-born British actor, based in Hampstead in London. He was an anti-racist activist and long-time campaigner for racial equality within the acting profession. He represe ...
, Gambian-born British actor (b. 1938).
* 19 July –
Biri Biri
Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian intern ...
, footballer (b. 1948).
Gambia Legend Momodou Njie ‘Biri Biri’ Dies after Long illness
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See also
* COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia
References
{{Year in Africa , 2020
2020s in the Gambia
Years of the 21st century in the Gambia
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