Assan Musa Camara
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Assan Musa Camara is a former politician from The Gambia
. He was born in Mansajang Kunda and educated in Catholic schools. He served as Vice President
of Dawda Jawara, almost continuously from 1972 to May 1982.
He founded the Gambian People's Party
and contested the elections of 1987 and 1992 against then incumbent President Dawda Jawara
.
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
. He was born in Mansajang Kunda and educated in Catholic schools. He served as Vice President
Vice President of the Gambia
Vice President of the Gambia is the second highest political position in the Gambia. Vice President is appointed by the President and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy ....
of Dawda Jawara, almost continuously from 1972 to May 1982.
He founded the Gambian People's Party
Gambian People's Party
The Gambian People's Party was a political party in The Gambia. It was founded by Assan Musa Camara in 1986. GPP was a splinter-group of the governing People's Progressive Party. The party got 15.5% of the votes in the 1987 parliamentary elections and 7.96% in the 1992 elections, but it never won a...
and contested the elections of 1987 and 1992 against then incumbent President Dawda Jawara
Dawda Jawara
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, GCMG was the first leader of The Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970 and then as President from 1970 to 1994....
.