People's Progressive Party | |
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Leader | Kebba E. Jallow |
Founded | 1959 |
Ideology | Third Way Agrarianism |
Political position | Centre[1] to centre-left[2] |
National Assembly | 0 / 58
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Website | |
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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]