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	AllRefer.com - Gambia, The, country, Africa : History, Gambia (Gambian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		In 1889, The Gambia's boundaries were defined, and in 1894 the interior was declared a British protectorate.
		The Gambia was shaken in 1981 by a coup attempt by junior-ranking soldiers; it was put down with the intervention of Senegalese troops.
		In 1982, The Gambia and Senegal formed a confederation, while maintaining individual sovereignty; by 1989, however, popular opposition and minor diplomatic problems led to the withdrawal of Senegalese troops and the dissolution of Senegambia.
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	Learn more about History of Africa in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ethiopia is a distinct, ancient culture with an intermittent history of contact with Eurasia (such as Christianity).
		However, after the desertification of the Sahara, settlement in North Africa became concentrated in the valley of the Nile, where the pre-literate Nomes of Egypt laid a base for the culture of ancient Egypt, usually considered separately from the other cultures of the continent.
		History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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	History of the Gambia, The
		While urban migration, development projects, and modernization are bringing more Gambians into contact with Western habits and values, the traditional emphasis on the extended family, as well as indigenous forms of dress and celebration, remain integral parts of everyday life.
		The Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Kingdom of the Songhais.
		The Gambia gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989.
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	History of the Gambia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Most of those taken were sold to Europeans by other (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africans; some were prisoners of intertribal wars; some were sold because of unpaid debts, while others were kidnapped.
		The Gambia achieved independence on February 18, 1965, as a constitutional monarchy within the (A world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another) Commonwealth.
		Shortly thereafter, the government proposed changing from a monarchy to a republic with an elected president replacing the British monarch as (The chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government) head of state.
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	The Gambia, history of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The end of the colonial period and the establishment during 1957–76 of all the former colonies as independent states was attributable both to a change in European attitudes toward Africa and the possession of colonies and to an African reaction to colonial rule born of the economic and social changes it had produced.
		A republic and member of the Commonwealth, The Gambia extends from the Atlantic Ocean along the lower Gambia River in West Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal.
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
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		However, after the desertification of the Sahara, settlement in North Africa became concentrated in the valley of the Nile, where the pre-literate Nomes of Egypt laid a base for the culture of ancient Egypt,.
		Written history originated in Egypt, and the Egyptian calendar is still used as the standard for dating bronze age and iron age cultures throughout the region
		Phoenician, Greek and Roman history of North Africa can be followed in entries for the Roman Empire and for its individual provinces in the Maghreb, such as Mauretania, Africa, Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, Aegyptus etc.
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		The Gambia's Foreign Policy since the Coup, 1994-99.
		The Gambia to receive US$91 million in debt service relief;The IMF and World Bank support debt relief for the Gambia under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
		Reforms reap strong growth: several years of painful economic reform now seem to be bearing fruit and The Gambia and its economy has been growing steadily.
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		The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989.
		THE Young Warriors have been invited to the African Youth Championships in Gambia in May - a development that provides a silver lining to the dark cloud enveloping the country's national sport.
		The Gambia Football Association (GFA) first and second divisions league matches will from today be played at the Brikama Box-Bar mini-stadium as both Serrekunda East and West mini-stadiums would be under-going some rehabilitations for the forthcoming CAF U-17 championship.
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		On April 24, 1970, The Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth, following a second referendum, with Prime Minister Dawda (later Sir Dawda) Kairaba Jawara, as executive President.
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