Omar Sey
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Omar Sey is a Gambian politician. He was the foreign minister
of the Gambia from 1987-1994. He was dismissed from his post in 1994 following the 1994 overthrow of the government by Yahya Jammeh
and the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
.
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
of the Gambia from 1987-1994. He was dismissed from his post in 1994 following the 1994 overthrow of the government by Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Jammeh
Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is the President of The Gambia...
and the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council gained control of Gambia in July 1994, in a military coup d'état. The AFPRC deposed the Dawda Jawara government and banned opposition political activity. Lieutenant Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, chairman of the AFPRC, became head of state...
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