Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who took just over 50% of the vote.
Conduct
Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unarmed opposition supporter who was shot by a police officer,[1] and several injuries.[2] The government also expelled a British diplomat who had attended an opposition rally.[3]
^More election violence in Gambia BBC News, 17 October 2001
^Violence mars Gambia campaign BBC News, 4 October 2001
^Gambia kicks out British diplomat BBC News, 23 August 2001
Further reading
Saine, Abdoulaye (2003). "The presidential election in The Gambia, October 2001". Electoral Studies. 22 (2): 375–381. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00064-1.
External links
Gambia election: Candidates' profiles BBC News, 17 October 2001