THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1965 – Foroyaa Newspaper

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THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1965 – Foroyaa Newspaper

In 1965 the first person who became prime minister of the country was 41 years old. He led the country from 1965 to 1970 as prime minister under a constitutional monarchy with a governor general representing the British Crown as the symbol of executive authority. The 46-year-old prime minister became the president of the Republic of The Gambia on 24th April 1970 and continued to lead The Gambia for another 24 years before he was overthrown at th…