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| Prime Minister Jawara with David Ben-Gurion and General Moshe Dayan during a visit to Israel in 1962 (Photo by Moshe Pridan). |
By
Modou Joof
(Bloomberg)
-- Dawda Jawara, the president who led Gambia for more than two decades after
its independence from Britain in 1965, died at the age of 95, according to the
presidency.
Jawara
died “peacefully” at his home near the capital, Banjul, presidential spokesperson
Amie Bojang-Sissoho said by phone on Tuesday.
A
trained veterinary surgeon from the University of Glasgow and the University of
Liverpool, Jawara first served as prime minister and later as the president of
Gambia until he was deposed in a 1994 coup led by Yahya Jammeh.
“Dawda
has lived a life that epitomizes peace, tolerance, respect, and patriotism,”
said President Adama Barrow.
“His
time as president has put the country on the path of development at both human
and institutional standards.”
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