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Download as PDF; Printable version ... This is a timeline of History of the Gambia. Each article deals with events in The Gambia in a given year. Twentieth century ...
The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism era. The colony was the immediate area surrounding Bathurst (now Banjul), and the protectorate was the inland territory situated around the Gambia River , which was declared in 1894.
Gambia's Long Journey to Republicanism: A Study in the Development of the Constitution and Government of the Gambia. University of Ottawa. Gray, J. M. (1940). A History of the Gambia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Reprint 2015. Herbertson, A. J. and Howarth, O. J. R. (1914). The Oxford Survey of the British Empire. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
A sketch of the town of Bathurst, The Gambia, published in 1824 Otoo Ababio II., Omanhene of Abura, being presented to Prince of Wales, Accra, Gold Coast, 1925. British West Africa constituted during two periods (17 October 1821, until its first dissolution on 13 January 1850, and again 19 February 1866, until its final demise on 28 November 1888) as an administrative entity under a governor ...
Upper Kombo ceded to the British by the King of Kombo in 1853. Commanded British soldiers at both sackings of Sabbajee. Negotiated end to Soninke-Marabout War (1850–1856). Albreda ceded by the French to the British in 1857. Daniel Robertson α (1813–1883) 23 April 1859 6 September 1859 – Colonial Secretary of the Gambia (1849–1865) Himself
The Gambia – country in West Africa, officially named the Republic of the Gambia. The Gambia shares historical roots with many other West African nations in the slave trade , which was the key factor in the placing and keeping of a colony on the Gambia River, first by the Portuguese and later by the British.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Timeline of Gambian history; Events in the year 2025 in the country of Gambia. Incumbents
The British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained head of state of The Gambia, which shared its Sovereign with other Commonwealth realms. The Queen's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of the Gambia. The Governors-General who held office in The Gambia were: Sir John Warburton Paul (18 February 1965 – 9 February 1966)