Lamin Sanneh Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lamin-sanneh/ The low down on African affairs Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Lamin Sanneh Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/lamin-sanneh/ 32 32 Jammeh returns after abortive coup https://jjcornish.com/2014/12/jammeh-returns-abortive-coup/ Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2014/12/jammeh-returns-abortive-coup/ President Yahya Jammeh, who’s back in The Gambia insists he’s still in charge of the country after a coup attempt yesterday. Jammeh says he’s thwarted an attempt by his former army commander to depose him while he was out of the country. Yahya Jammeh himself seized power in The Gambia in a coup 20 years […]

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]]> President Yahya Jammeh, who’s back in The Gambia insists he’s still in charge of the country after a coup attempt yesterday.

Jammeh says he’s thwarted an attempt by his former army commander to depose him while he was out of the country.

Yahya Jammeh himself seized power in The Gambia in a coup 20 years ago.

He’s since built probably the most oppressive regime in Africa.

He’d left the country surreptitiously and is believed to have visited France.

For his return he abandoned his traditional white robes and sported western casual clothes for the quick ride back to State House in Banjul

He avoided the usual pomp and ceremony accorded the president on his return.

Coup leader Col. Lamin S. Sanneh reportedly died when troops regained control yesterday.

 

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