Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party
Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party | |
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| Leader | Gibril L George |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Banned | October 1980[1] |
| Ideology | |
The Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party (GSRP) was a
insurrection in 1981 against the government of Dawda Jawara
.
Origins and ban
The GSRP was formed in early 1980 by Gibril L George and subsequently banned by the government in October of the same year. The name Gambia Underground Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (GUSRWP) was adopted.[2] At this time Kukoi Sanyang, a Gambian socialist, returned from abroad and became active in the party.
1981 coup d'état
On 30 July 1981 the party, along with disaffected members of the
unsuccessful coup against the government.[2] The insurrection was quickly defeated following the military intervention of Senegal; Gibril George was killed, Kukoi Sanyang fled to Guinea-Bissau and the party effectively dissolved.[3]
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-0810862609. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ISBN 9783928049665. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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