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Timeline of Gambian history
Events in the year
2024
in the country of
Gambia
.
Incumbents
President
:
Adama Barrow
Vice-President of the Gambia
:
Muhammad B.S. Jallow
Chief Justice
:
Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Events
11 January – A chartered
Air Côte d'Ivoire
flight from The Gambia to the
Ivory Coast
, transporting the
Gambia national football team
to the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
, makes an emergency landing in
Banjul
, Gambia, due to a
loss of cabin pressure
lasting for more than nine minutes. All passengers suffer some degree of
carbon monoxide poisoning
including
loss of consciousness
.
[1]
15 May – Former interior minister
Ousman Sonko
is convicted and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Swiss court for his role in murder, torture and other human rights abuses during the dictatorship of
Yahya Jammeh
.
[2]
Holidays
Further information:
Public holidays in the Gambia
Source
:
[3]
1 January -
New Year's Day
18 February -
Independence Day
1 April -
Easter Monday
10 April –
Koriteh
1 May -
Labour Day
9 May -
Ascension Day
25 May -
Africa Day
16 June –
Tabaski
16 July –
Ashura
22 July –
Revolution Day
15 August -
Assumption Day
15 September –
The Prophet's Birthday
1 November -
All Saints' Day
25 December -
Christmas Day
References
^
"Africa Cup of Nations: Gambia's football team makes emergency landing after plane loses oxygen flying"
.
Hindustan Times
. 2024-01-11
. Retrieved
2024-01-12
.
^
"A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity"
.
Associated Press
. 16 May 2024
. Retrieved
16 May
2024
.
^
"Gambia Public Holidays 2024"
.
Public Holidays Global
. Retrieved
8 December
2023
.
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