Uma jammeh ethnicity

President of the Gambia from to

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May ) is a Gambian politician and military dictator who overthrew the elected government and became President of the Gambia from to , as well as Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from to

Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in West Coast Region of the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group.

He attended Gambia High School in Banjul from to and served in the Gambian National Gendarmerie from to He was then commissioned as an officer of the Gambian National Army, commanding the Military Police from to In July , he came to power by leading a bloodless coup d'etat that overthrew the elected government of Sir Dawda Jawara.

At first ruling by decree, he was elected president in the election. Jammeh was re-elected as president in , and , but lost to Adama Barrowin

His presidency oversaw a shift towards authoritarianism, demonstrated in particular by his polic