Dawda Jawara
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Dawda Jawara was a Gambian statesman who led the country to independence and served for decades as its first president.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Republic of The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Gambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupLeaderOpposedBy | Yahya Jammeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-05-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-08-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Achimota School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Veterinary College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dawda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| headOfStateEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | People's Progressive Party (The Gambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kairaba: Autobiography of Dawda Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
veterinary surgeon ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of The Gambia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barajally
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacCarthy Island Division NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Banjul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fajara NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of The Gambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of The Gambia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Banjul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
led The Gambia to independence from the United Kingdom
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overthrown in a military coup in 1994 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cheshire Jawara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neneh Jawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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