Assan Musa Camara

Assan Musa Camara
2nd Vice President of the Gambia
Tenure15 September 1972 – May 1977
PresidentDawda Jawara
PredecessorSheriff Mustapha
SuccessorAlieu Badara Njie
4th Vice President of the Gambia
Tenure1981 – May 1982
PredecessorAlieu Badara Njie
SuccessorBakary Bunja Darbo
Born21 April 1923
DiedSeptember 15, 2013(2013-09-15) (aged 90)

Assan Musa Camara (also known as Andrew David Camara; 21 April 1923 – 15 September 2013)[1] was a Gambian politician. He served as Vice President of Dawda Jawara, almost continuously from 1972 to 1977, and then again from 1981 to 1982,[2] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kantora from 1960 to 1987.[3]

He founded the Gambian People's Party[4] and contested the elections of 1987[5] and 1992[1] against then incumbent President Dawda Jawara.

  1. ^ a b Perfect, David (27 May 2016). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 72–74. ISBN 978-1-442-26526-4.
  2. ^ "Focus On Politics - Political Parties Rehearsing for 1987 Elections". Foroyaa. 27 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Tribute: Hon. Assan Musa Camara, (G.O.R.G): teacher, diplomat and political leader (1923-2013)". The Point. 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ Touray, Omar A (2000). The Gambia and the world: a history of the foreign policy of Africa's smallest state, 1965-1995. GIGA-Hamburg. p. 18. ISBN 3-928049-66-6.
  5. ^ "Gambian President Elected for 4th Term". Los Angeles Times. 13 March 1987. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.