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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 is a Gambian politician and military officer born in 1965 in Kanilai. He served as the President of the Republic of The Gambia and held the rank of colonel. A member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, his political career spanned from 1984 to 2017. He was a candidate in the 1996, 2006, 2011, and 2016 Gambian presidential elections.

Jammeh is educated at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and speaks English. He follows Sunni Islam and has been married to Zeineb Jammeh and Tuti Faal. His residence is in Mongomo. He has received the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, the National Order of the Lion of Senegal, and the Order of Brilliant Jade.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
The Gambia
Place of birth
Kanilai
Spouse
Tuti Faal
Occupation
serial rapist
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Sunni Islam
Military rank
colonel
Image
Yahya Jammeh 2014-08-05.jpg
Residence
Mongomo
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Yahya Jammeh
date of birth
1965-00-00
name in native language
Yahya Jammeh
birth name
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh
start of work period
1984-00-00
end of work period
2017-00-00
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