Adama Barrow

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Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician who became the country's president in 2017 after defeating longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh in a landmark election.

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instanceOf head of state
human
politician
birthDate 1965-02-16
birthPlace Mankamang Kunda
linked to: Manjai Kunda

The Gambia
Upper River Division
birthYear 1965
coalitionSupportedBy Coalition 2016 (The Gambia)
continentOfCitizenship Africa
countryOfCitizenship The Gambia
defeated Yahya Jammeh
electedIn 2016 Gambian presidential election
election 2016 Gambian presidential election
electionVictoryDescribedAs landmark election
familyName Barrow
gender male
givenName Adama
headOfGovernmentOf The Gambia
headOfStateOf The Gambia
inaugurationDate 2017-01-19
languageSpoken English
Mandinka
livedIn London
linked to: London, England
memberOf National People’s Party
United Democratic Party
name Adama Barrow
nationality Gambian
notableEvent peaceful transfer of power after regional mediation
notableFor ending Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule in The Gambia
occupation politician
real estate developer
office President of The Gambia
politicalParty National People’s Party
positionHeld President of The Gambia
precededBy Yahya Jammeh
previousPoliticalAffiliation United Democratic Party
regionRepresented Upper River Region
religion Islam
residence Banjul
State House, Banjul
startTimeInOffice 2017
swornInAt Gambian embassy in Dakar
termAsPresident 2017–
tookOfficeAfter political crisis in The Gambia 2016–2017
workedIn real estate business

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