| | | | | | | News Alert | Fri., Dec. 02, 2016 9:48 a.m. |
| | | | | Gambian president, who said he would rule for one billion years, is defeated | | One of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders, Gambia’s mercurial and iron-fisted President Yahya Jammeh, was voted out in a stunning election loss more than 20 years after seizing power in a military coup, ballot results showed Friday. The outcome — and indications that Jammeh would accept the voters’ will — stood in sharp contrast to the numerous African nations where strongmen rulers have imposed changes that effectively guarantee their hold on power, sidelining the opposition. | | Read more » |
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