People's Progressive Party (The Gambia)

People's Progressive Party
LeaderKebba E. Jallow
Founded1959
IdeologyThird Way
Agrarianism
Political positionCentre[1] to centre-left[2]
National Assembly
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Website
pppthegambia.com

The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Gambia.[3] It was the dominant ruling party of the House of Representatives and the presidency from 1962 to 1994.[4] The president throughout this time period was Dawda Jawara. The People's Progressive Party lost power after the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a military coup led by young, junior military officers.[5] The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) then became the dominant party of the Gambia.[6] The People's Progressive Party remains active, but lacking the same level of support it garnered in the 20th century.[7]

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