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See also  History of The Gambia Page
Kunta Kinte |
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Banjul History |
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A page focused on the capital's past
from 1816 when a military post was established by
the British to 1994 when the bloodless coup took
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Chronology of Events |
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A list of key events starting with
the Portuguese in 1455 through the coup of President
Jawara in 1994 up to the sentencing of 10 ex-army
officers in 2007. |
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Colonial Influences |
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An outlines of the various European
incursions into the country from the British and
French to the Portuguese; starting from the 15th
century to when Gambia became a British Protectorate
in 1888. |
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Gambia
Background Info [Lonely Planet] |
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Pre-20th Century history from AD 500
through the Mali Empire, the arrival of the
Portuguese & British up to the present day. |
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Gambia
History & Government [Excite] |
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History of Gambia from the time of
the Carthaginians through to the Yaya Jammeh coup
takeover in 1994 up till the passing of the new
constitution in 1997. |
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Gambia Timeline |
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From the period 1455 when the
Portuguese had come to the river on an expedition
funded by Prince Henry to 2004 when the president
announced the discovery of oil offshore |
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Kunta
Kinte of Juffure [kuntakinte.org] |
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Brief background about the former
slave and Alex Haley's book 'Roots' chronicling his
ancestors as well as the TV show. |
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Museums
in Gambia [NCAC] |
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Brief history covering Gambia's
museums and national monuments including the stone
circles at Kerr Batch, Wassu, Jufurreh and other
locations within their
cultural context. |
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Nations Encyclopedia |
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Basic early history moving into more
in-depth modern day events. |
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Slavery
of Gambia |
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A short history of
slavery and some statistics,
images, links as well as modern-day slavery covering
the West Africa region from the 1520's. |
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Stamps |
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The first Gambian stamps were issued
in 1869. It was a Cameo head of Queen Victoria
embossed in white on a simple colored ground. |
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The
Gambia History |
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Covering the period in the nations
timeline from 470 BC to the 2001 presidential
elections. |
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Tanje
Village Museum |
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The museum not only shows Gambian
historical artifacts but is also a living museum where you
can see local artisans at work on their craft. Located on the Kombo Coastal
Road at Tanje Village. |
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Winne |
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History of Gambia from the time of
Hanno, through to the repatriation of many former
slaves to west Africa up to the late 1990's. The
page includes a section about the 'Roots Festival'. |
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World
Statesman |
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Detailed historical events in Gambia
including and a list of past
colonial governors, agents and commanders. |
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History
of The Gambia [Wikipedia] |
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The nation's History from the 9th century
to the modern-day political scene. Please note
that Wiki is written by web users who are not
necessarily academics. |
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Mali Empire |
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The empire which existed from 1235
to 1645 was founded by Sundiata Keita and Mali
encompassed The Gambia as well as other West
African countries. |
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