Vice-President of the Gambia

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Vice-President of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia.^[1] The Vice-President is appointed by the President and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy.^[2]

The republican Constitution of Gambia created the office of Vice-President in 1970. History of the office holders follows.

Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Notes
Sheriff Mustapha Dibba	April 1970	1972
Assan Musa Camara	1972	1977
Alhajie Alieu Badara Njie	1977	1981
Assan Musa Camara	1977	May 1982
Bakary Bunja Darbo	May 1982	1992
Saihou Sabally	1992	July 1994	Deposed in a coup d'état
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council	July 1994	October 1996	Vice chairmen of the council were Sanna Sabally and Edward Singhateh.
Vacant	October 1996	March 1997
Isatou Njie-Saidy	March 1997	Incumbent

References

↑ Office of Vice President Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Constitution of 1997

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