in his speech, that theirs was a “coup with a difference”, which was going to hand over to a civilian government in three months. In three months, there was still no civilian government. Although there was a coup attempt in September that was quickly crushed.

Jammeh the President

In January of 1995, Jammeh accused his deputy, Sana Sabaly, and Sadibou Hydara, of trying to overthrow him, and he sent them to the famous Mile II, an infamous prison in the Gambia. Hydara died in months, while Sadibou remained there for 9 more years.

He took off his uniform and ran for office in 1996, winning the elections under a party he formed. Signateh, the last of the four, was his running mate.

In 2001, he ran again, and won. By this time,he was on a construction spree. Gambia now had a University, hospitals, schools. But there was another side to Jammeh.

He had a firm grip on the country. He silenced his enemies, and didn’t play nice with the press. Journalists were turning up dead and dozens of people are believed to have disappeared.

In March of 2006, a coup attempt failed while he was in Mauritania. Later that year, he ran for election again, and one with over two-thirds of the votes.

And so, a new Jammeh was born.

Jammeh the Saviour.

His official car, a regular SUV, was replaced with a Hummer Stretch. That’s not all. He now claimed he could cure HIV/AIDS and asthma using herbs and traditional methods. He even claimed to cure high blood pressure.

He’d throw money and biscuits