Jammeh, who came to power in a 1994 coup, for years has earned the world's ire for his repressive rule, one that has been defined by executions, restricted freedom of the press and expression, persecution of homosexuals, and heavy-handed supression of political dissent: 
Jammeh, alitwaa madaraka kwa mapinduzi ya kijeshi ya mwaka 1994, kwa miaka mingi amekuwa akichukiwa na dunia kwa utawala wake wa kikandamizaji, utawala ambao umejaa mauaji, kubanwa kwa uhuru wa habari na maoni, kuuawa kwa mashoga, ukandamizaji mkubwa wa wapinzani wa kisiasa: