Yahya Jammeh: Difference between revisions

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=== President of the Republic of the Gambia: 1996 - 2017 ===

Jammeh was re-elected on October 18, 2001 with approximately 53% of the vote, these elections being generally considered free by international observers, except for a few specific events.13 Jammeh expelled a UK diplomat from the country who had attended a meeting of the opposition parties.14 He ran again as his party's candidate in 2006, winning again with 67.3% of the votes, in a 58% participation of the electorate. His main opponent, Ousainou Darboe, accused him of intimidating voters.

~~Jammeh~~ was ~~re-elected on October 18, 2001 with approximately 53% of~~ the ~~vote, these~~ elections ~~being generally considered free by international observers~~, ~~except for a few specific events.13~~ Jammeh ~~expelled a UK diplomat from~~ the ~~country who had attended a meeting~~ of ~~the opposition parties.14 He ran again as his party's candidate~~ in ~~2006~~, ~~winning again with 67.3% of~~ the ~~votes~~, ~~in a 58~~% ~~participation~~ of the ~~electorate. His main opponent~~, ~~Ousainou Darboe, accused him of intimidating voters~~.

His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections, Jammeh had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on the altar of so-called democracy", 16 and stated that "there is no way in which I may lose, unless all the people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for.

~~His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections,~~ Jammeh ~~had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on~~ the ~~altar of so-called democracy"~~, 16 and ~~stated that "there is no way~~ in ~~which I may lose, unless all~~ the ~~people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for~~

Jammeh said the country would respect all religious freedom without restrictions, banned child marriages and female genital mutilation in the country.

=== Human rights abuses ===

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 === President of the Republic of the Gambia: 1996 - 2017 ===
+Jammeh was re-elected on October 18, 2001 with approximately 53% of the vote, these elections being generally considered free by international observers, except for a few specific events.13 Jammeh expelled a UK diplomat from the country who had attended a meeting of the opposition parties.14 He ran again as his party's candidate in 2006, winning again with 67.3% of the votes, in a 58% participation of the electorate. His main opponent, Ousainou Darboe, accused him of intimidating voters.
-Jammeh was re-elected on October 18, 2001 with approximately 53% of the vote, these elections being generally considered free by international observers, except for a few specific events.13 Jammeh expelled a UK diplomat from the country who had attended a meeting of the opposition parties.14 He ran again as his party's candidate in 2006, winning again with 67.3% of the votes, in a 58% participation of the electorate. His main opponent, Ousainou Darboe, accused him of intimidating voters.
+His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections, Jammeh had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on the altar of so-called democracy", 16 and stated that "there is no way in which I may lose, unless all the people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for.
-His last electoral victory was in 2011. Before the elections, Jammeh had claimed that "Peace and stability should never be endangered on the altar of so-called democracy", 16 and stated that "there is no way in which I may lose, unless all the people in The Gambia have gone crazy, "and stated that repressed journalists represented only 1% of the population, and that they could not speak for
+Jammeh said the country would respect all religious freedom without restrictions, banned child marriages and female genital mutilation in the country.
 === Human rights abuses ===