The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is a

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s 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 ...

. It was established in 1978 by a group of journalists, led by the veteran Gambian journalist and publisher William Dixon Colley (1913-2001).About GPU
August 2011 Other co-founders included Deyda Hydara (1946-2004), Melvin B. Jones and Pap Saine. Around 200 journalists in the field of print and

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are registered members of the GPU.

List of chairmen and presidents of the GPU

* Melville B. Jones (1978 - 1990) as Chairman * William Dixon Colley (1978 -1992?) as Secretary General * Deyda Hydara (1990-1998) as Chairman * Demba Jawo (1998 -2002) as Chairman * Demba Jawo (2002-2005) as President *

Madi Ceesay Madi Ceesay is a Gambian journalist. He served as president of the Gambia Press Union, and was imprisoned and harassed for his journalistic work. According to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Ceesay's work has provided critic ...

(2005-2008) as President * Ndey Tapha Sosseh (2008-2011) as President * Bai Emil Touray (2011 - 2018) as President *Sheriff Bojang Jnr (2018 - 2021) as President * Muhammed S Bah (2021 - ?) as President

References

External links

GPU official website
Mass media in the Gambia Journalists' trade unions Trade unions in the Gambia Trade unions established in 1978 {{Gambia-stub