Overview
The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965; it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia with Senegal between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty. A military coup in 1994 overthrew the president and banned political activity, but a 1996 constitution and presidential elections, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. The country undertook another round of presidential and legislative elections in late 2001 and early 2002.
The Gambia is a member of several international organisations including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
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