List of wars involving the Gambia
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of the Gambia.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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1981 Gambian coup d'état attempt (1981) | Gambia Senegal United Kingdom | GUSRWP | Victory |
Casamance conflict (1982–2017) | MFDC Guinea-Bissau rebels (1998–99)[3] | Senegal Guinea-Bissau (Vieira government, 1998–99)[2] Non-combat support: Morocco | Ceasefire
|
1994 Gambian coup d'état (1994) | Government of the Gambia | Gambian military faction | Coup attempt succeeds |
2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt (2014) | Gambian Government | Faction of the Presidential Guard[4][5] | Victory |
2016–17 Gambian constitutional crisis (2016–2017) | Pro-Yahya Jammeh forces | ECOWAS Pro-Barrow forces | Pro-Barrow forces victory
|
References
- ^ Christophe Châtelot (19 June 2012). "Boundaries of Casamance remain blurred after 30 years of conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b Minahan (2002), pp. 400, 401.
- ^ Minahan (2002), p. 400.
- ^ "Gunfire Reported in Gambian Capital as President Away". New York Times. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Gambia crisis: Senegal troops 'enter' to back new president". BBC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Jammeh's party petitions Supreme Court to halt Barrow's investiture". AfricaNews. 20 January 2017.
- ^ a b Kwanue, C. Y. (18 January 2017). "Gambia: Jammeh 'Imports Rebels'" – via AllAfrica.
- ^ Ewubare, Kess. "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow".
- ^ Jones, Bryony; Westcott, Ben; Masters, James (20 January 2017). "Gambia: Defeated leader Yahya Jammeh faces military showdown". CNN.
- ^ Ewubare, Kess (19 January 2017). "Breaking: Gambian Navy desert Jammeh, declare allegiance to Barrow". Naij. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Gambia's new president has been sworn in at an embassy in Senegal because the old one won't leave". Quartz. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
Bibliography
- Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World: A-C. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-32109-4.
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