President of the Gambia

Head of state and head of government of The Gambia

President of the Republic of The Gambia
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Incumbent Adama Barrow since 19 January 2017
Residence	State House, Banjul
Term length	5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Dawda Jawara
Formation	24 April 1970
Deputy	Vice-President of The Gambia
Salary	65,000 USD annually^[1]
Website	op.gov.gm

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The president of the Republic of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. The post was created in 1970, when the Gambia became a republic and has been held by three people: Dawda Jawara, who ruled from 1970 until 1994, Yahya Jammeh, who seized power in a bloodless coup that year and Adama Barrow, who defeated Jammeh in elections held in December 2016.^[2]

As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in the Constitution of the Gambia.^[3]

References

^ "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
^ Wiseman, John A. (2004) Africa South of the Sahara 2004 (33rd edition): The Gambia: Recent History, Europa Publications Ltd. p. 456.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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v t e Heads of state of The Gambia
Queen (1965–1970)	Elizabeth II	The Gambia portal
President of the First Republic (1970–1994)	Jawara
Military regime (1994–1996)	Jammeh
President of the Second Republic (from 1996)	Jammeh Barrow

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