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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Gambia (1122 words) |
 | The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, commonly known as Gambia, is a country in Western Africa. |
| 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. |
| Gambia Heads (64 words) |
| Heads of State of Gambia (Female suffrage 1961) The former British colony became independent 1965 and a Republic 1970 |
| 1965-70 Elizabeth the Second Queen of The Gambia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (18.02-24.04) |
| Secretary of State of Social Welfare, Health and Women's Affairs from 1996. |
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