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Yahya Jammeh

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Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former soldier, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017. He was the Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 1994 to 1996. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in West Coast Region of the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group. He attended Gambia High School in Banjul from 1978 to 1983 and served in the Gambian National Gendarmerie from 1984 to 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yahya Jammeh is the 8,223rd most popular politician (down from 7,974th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from The Gambia and the 2nd most popular Gambian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yahya Jammeh ranks 8,223 out of 19,576. Before him are Charaton, Paul Martin, Diagoras of Rhodes, Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Artystone, and Michel de l'Hôpital. After him are Louis III, Elector Palatine, Nikolai Kibalchich, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, John Connally, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma, and Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Yahya Jammeh ranks 74. Before him are Nicholas Sparks, Elizabeth Hurley, Katarina Witt, Valeria Golino, Sunita Williams, and Martin Lawrence. After him are Robin Sharma, Chris Rock, Tim Scott, Lennox Lewis, J. B. Pritzker, and Fredrik Reinfeldt.

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In The Gambia

Among people born in The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh ranks 2 out of 19. Before him are Dawda Jawara (1924). After him are Adama Barrow (1965), Ansumane Mané (1940), Fatou Bensouda (1961), Biri Biri (1948), Bakary Gassama (1979), Modou Barrow (1992), Musa Barrow (1998), Omar Colley (1992), Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (1984), and Momodou Ceesay (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In The Gambia

Among politicians born in The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh ranks 2. Before him are Dawda Jawara (1924). After him are Adama Barrow (1965), Ansumane Mané (1940), and Fatou Bensouda (1961).

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