Mama Kandeh
{{Short description|Gambian politician (born 1965)}}
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Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (until 2016)
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Mama Kandeh (born 12 July 1965) is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from the Gambia. He is the founding leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) political party, which he formed in the summer of 2016. He ran as a candidate in the Gambian presidential election of 2016 and received 17.1% of the votes.{{cite news |url=http://iec.gm/error-in-the-total-of-final-election-results |title=The Total Of Final Election Results |work=Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia |date=5 December 2016 |accessdate=22 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207154235/http://iec.gm/error-in-the-total-of-final-election-results/ |archive-date=7 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Background
He once attended Crab Island School in Banjul, and {{ill|Gambia Technical Training Institute|de}} (GTTI) in Jeshwang, Serrekunda, Kanifing.{{cite web |title=Gambia 2016: GDC's Mamma Kandeh Nominated |url=https://jollofnews.com/2016/11/07/gambia-2016-gdcs-mama-kandeh-nominated/ |website=JollofNews |date=7 November 2016 |accessdate=7 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220030945/https://jollofnews.com/2016/11/07/gambia-2016-gdcs-mama-kandeh-nominated/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=usurped }}
He was formerly a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, which was the ruling party at the time, but was expelled and formed the GDC.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}
He pulled 17.8 % of the votes in the Gambian presidential election of 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://www.africareview.com/special-reports/Why-Yahya-Jammeh-lost/979182-3474702-frx8skz/index.html|title=Why Yahya Jammeh lost|work=Africa Review|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en-UK}}
In November 2021, Mama Kandeh's candidacy for the presidential election of 2021-22 is validated by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI).{{Cite news|url=https://www.voaafrique.com/a/pr%C3%A9sidentielle-de-d%C3%A9cembre-en-gambie-15-candidats-rejet%C3%A9s/6303220.html|title=Présidentielle de décembre en Gambie: 15 candidats rejetés|work=Voa Afrique|access-date=2021-11-08|language=fr-FR}} He was endorsed by ex-President and former rival Yahya Jammeh.{{cite web |title=Jammeh Backs Mamma Kandeh For President But MoU Signing Takes Place Without Sheikh Tijan Hydara – The Fatu Network |url=https://fatunetwork.net/jammeh-backs-mamma-kandeh-for-president-but-mou-signing-takes-place-without-sheikh-tijan-hydara/}} He ended up as the third with 12.32% of the vote in the 2021 election, which was won by incumbent president Adama Barrow.{{cite web |title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: The Gambia President 2021 |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3640/ |website=www.electionguide.org}}
References
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{{Leaders of Gambian political parties}}
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Category:Members of the Pan-African Parliament from the Gambia
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Leaders of political parties in the Gambia
Category:Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction politicians
External links
- Official website :
[https://www.mamma-kandeh.com/ MAMMA KANDEH (MK)],
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