2016 Gambian presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2016_Gambian_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Adama_BarrowParty gptkb:Coalition_2016
gptkbp:Adama_BarrowSwornInDate 19 January 2017
gptkbp:Adama_BarrowVotes 227,708
gptkbp:country The Gambia
gptkbp:date 1 December 2016
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 Gambian presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Yahya_Jammeh
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Yahya_Jammeh
gptkb:Mama_Kandeh
Adama Barrow
gptkbp:Mama_KandehParty gptkb:Gambia_Democratic_Congress
gptkbp:Mama_KandehVotes 89,768
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2021_Gambian_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Yahya Jammeh initially conceded defeat, then rejected results
ECOWAS intervened to ensure transfer of power
Political crisis followed the election
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2011_Gambian_presidential_election
gptkbp:resultAnnouncedBy gptkb:Independent_Electoral_Commission_(Gambia)
gptkbp:swearingInLocation gptkb:Gambian_embassy_in_Dakar,_Senegal
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:voterTurnout 59%
gptkbp:winner Adama Barrow
gptkbp:Yahya_JammehLeftOffice 21 January 2017
gptkbp:Yahya_JammehParty gptkb:Alliance_for_Patriotic_Reorientation_and_Construction
gptkbp:Yahya_JammehVotes 208,487
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2017_Gambian_constitutional_crisis
gptkb:United_Democratic_Party_(Gambia)
gptkb:2016–2017_Gambian_constitutional_crisis
gptkb:2021_Gambian_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7