A Gambian Chieftaincy Election
The Setting The rumble of military jeeps throughout the continent has obscured the fact that there are still a few places where lively elections are held from time to time. Before the rash of coups, and even in several countries with a dominant party, there were local opportunities for intensive com...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022278x00002287 2024-03-03T08:46:25+00:00 A Gambian Chieftaincy Election Kingsland, James 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00002287 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022278X00002287 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms The Journal of Modern African Studies volume 15, issue 4, page 651-656 ISSN 0022-278X 1469-7777 Sociology and Political Science Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1977 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00002287 2024-02-08T08:36:04Z The Setting The rumble of military jeeps throughout the continent has obscured the fact that there are still a few places where lively elections are held from time to time. Before the rash of coups, and even in several countries with a dominant party, there were local opportunities for intensive competition. Where electoral politics still exist today, groups which might not carry much national weight have the chance to win a slice of the political system at the local level. Such a case was the 1975 election of the chief or seyfo for the Lower Saloum District which is part of the McCarthy Island Division on the north bank of the Gambia River. The three largest ethnic groups here are the Olof, the Mandinka, and the Fula. Article in Journal/Newspaper McCarthy Island Cambridge University Press McCarthy ENVELOPE(66.543,66.543,-70.404,-70.404) McCarthy Island ENVELOPE(59.417,59.417,-67.267,-67.267) The Journal of Modern African Studies 15 4 651 656 |
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The Setting The rumble of military jeeps throughout the continent has obscured the fact that there are still a few places where lively elections are held from time to time. Before the rash of coups, and even in several countries with a dominant party, there were local opportunities for intensive competition. Where electoral politics still exist today, groups which might not carry much national weight have the chance to win a slice of the political system at the local level. Such a case was the 1975 election of the chief or seyfo for the Lower Saloum District which is part of the McCarthy Island Division on the north bank of the Gambia River. The three largest ethnic groups here are the Olof, the Mandinka, and the Fula. |
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