Jawara is the English transcription of a
surname
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of
Manding origin (the French transcription is
Diawara). Notable people with the name include:
People
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Augusta Jawara Hannah Augusta Darling Jawara (''née'' Mahoney; May 1924 – 21 January 1981), was a Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights. She was the first wife (from 1955 to 1967) of Sir Dawda Jawara, Prime Minister of the Gambia.
Life
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(1924-1981), Gambian nurse, playwright and activist for women's rights
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Bomba Jawara
Alhaji Bomba Jawara is a Sierra Leonean politician from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and he is currently a member of parliament
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, Sierra Leonean politician
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Dawda Jawara
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (16 May 1924 – 27 August 2019) was a Gambian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994.
Jawara was born in Barajally, MacCarthy Island ...
(born 1924), prime minister and president of Gambia
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Jali Musa Jawara
Djeli Moussa Diawara, born 1962 in Kankan, Guinea, is a Kora player ( Korafola), composer and singer.
Biography
Djeli Moussa Diawara (also known as ''Jali Musa Jawara'') was born to a Griot family. His father was a balafon player, and his mo ...
(aka Djeli Moussa Diawara; born 1962), Guinean musician
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Fatim Jawara
Fatim Jawara (13 March 1997 – 27 October 2016) was a Gambian footballer who played for the Gambia women's national team and top Gambian women's football club Red Scorpions FC. In 2012, she played as the substitute goalkeeper at the 2012 FIFA U- ...
, Gambia footballer
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Karamo Jawara
Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player who last played for Bàsquet Girona.
Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 ...
(born 1991), Norwegian basketball player
Arts and entertainment
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''Jawara'' (TV series), a 2016 Indonesian soap opera television series
See also
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Diawara (disambiguation) Diawara may refer to:
Place
* Diawara, Senegal
People with the surname
Diawara is the French transcription of a surname of Manding origin (the English transcription is Jawara). Notable people with this name include:
*Abdoulaye Diawara (born 198 ...
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Jarawa Jarawa may refer to:
* Jarawas (Andaman Islands), one of the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands
** Jarawa language (Andaman Islands)
* Jarawa (Berber tribe), a Berber tribal confederacy that flourished in northwest Africa during the seventh ...
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Surnames of African origin