For The Gambia Our Homeland is the national anthem of The Gambia, written by Virginia Julie Howe and composed by Jeremy Frederick Howe (based on the traditional Mandinka song Foday Kaba Dumbuya). It was adopted in 1965 upon independence. The National Anthem is the name of a song by the band Radiohead. ... The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West Africa. ... The Mandinka are a people of West Africa. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
At the beginning of the 14th century, the Gambia was tributary to the Mali Empire, but by the end of that century, the Wolof were the strongest tribe in the region.
Between 1651 and 1661, part of Gambia was (indirectly) a colony of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; it was purchased by the Courlandish prince Jakub Kettler.
The Gambia withdrew from the confederation in 1989.
The Gambia was once part of the Empire of Ghana and the Songhai Empire.
In 1588, the claimant to the Portuguese throne, Antonio, Prior of Crato, sold exclusive trade rights on the Gambia River to English merchants; this grant was confirmed by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I.
The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possession of The Gambia, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on the north bank of the river that was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1857.
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