Yahya Jammeh

Yahya Jammeh is a Gambian military officer and politician who ruled The Gambia as president from 1994 to 2017, after taking power in a coup.

2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis: A political standoff after Jammeh rejected the results of The Gambia’s December 2016 presidential election. Jammeh’s refusal to concede triggered the final confrontation over his rule.
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council: The military council that governed The Gambia after the 1994 coup, chaired by Jammeh. It provided the junta structure through which Jammeh initially governed.
Ousainou Darboe: A Gambian lawyer and opposition politician who challenged Jammeh’s government and later served as foreign minister. Darboe was a prominent opposition figure jailed under Jammeh’s government.
Kanilai: A village in western The Gambia and the birthplace of Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh’s hometown became a prominent site associated with his political patronage.
Dawda Jawara: The first president of The Gambia, overthrown by Jammeh’s 1994 coup. Jawara’s long civilian presidency contrasts with the military coup that ended it.
Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission: A Gambian commission established to investigate human rights violations committed between 1994 and 2017. Its investigations documented abuses committed during Jammeh’s presidency.
Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction: The Gambian political party founded by Jammeh in 1996 to support his civilian presidential rule. The party converted his military leadership into an electoral political organization.
Solo Sandeng: A Gambian opposition activist who died in custody after being arrested during a 2016 protest. His death became a defining case in the reckoning with Jammeh-era abuses.
Jammeh's herbal HIV treatment program: A program in which Jammeh claimed to treat HIV and AIDS with herbal remedies and Qur’anic recitation. The program illustrates his personal intervention in public health and its risks.
Adama Barrow: A Gambian politician who won the 2016 presidential election and succeeded Jammeh in 2017. Barrow’s accession through an election contrasts with Jammeh’s initial seizure of power.

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