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Also known as Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh

2nd President of the Gambia

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Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, born on May 25, 1965, in Kanilai, is a Gambian politician and military officer who served as the President of the Gambia. A member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, he held the rank of colonel and was educated at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. His political career spanned from 1984 to 2017, during which he ran in the 1996, 2006, 2011, and 2016 Gambian presidential elections.

Jammeh is a Sunni Muslim who speaks English. He has been married to Zeineb Jammeh and Tuti Faal. Among his awards are the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, the National Order of the Lion of Senegal, and the Order of Brilliant Jade. His residence is listed as Mongomo.

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1996

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