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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1965-02-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Mankamang Kunda
NERFINISHED
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The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper River Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| coalitionSupportedBy | Coalition 2016 (The Gambia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeated | Yahya Jammeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2016 Gambian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election | 2016 Gambian presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionVictoryDescribedAs | landmark election ⓘ |
| familyName | Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Adama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2017-01-19 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National People’s Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Adama Barrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of The Gambia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Yahya Jammeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalAffiliation | United Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresented | Upper River Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Banjul
NERFINISHED
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State House, Banjul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeInOffice | 2017 ⓘ |
| swornInAt | Gambian embassy in Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termAsPresident | 2017– ⓘ |
| tookOfficeAfter | political crisis in The Gambia 2016–2017 ⓘ |
| workedIn | real estate business ⓘ |
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