Gambia (Vol 1, 2004)
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The year marked the tenth anniversary of the overthrow of Sir Dawda Jawara and his party, the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) – which had been ruling the country since independence in 1965 – in a bloodless military coup on 22 July 1994. The celebration of this anniversary took place in a climate of economic crisis and fear. Economic instability, frequent changes in the composition of government and the top echelons of the civil service, and restrictions on press freedom were the most striking features of economic and political life. Although the rate of inflation fell from nearly 18% at the end of 2003 to less than 10% by the end of 2004, the depreciation of the Dalasi, the Gambian currency, placed strains on family budgets, since salaries and other forms of income remained low.
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Gambia (Vol 1, 2004)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Ebrima Sall in
Current site
Google Scholar
(2,244 words)