State House, Banjul
Official residence of the president of the Gambia
The State House is the official residence of the president of the Gambia. It was built in colonial days and was the residence of the British governor of the Gambia. Then known as the Government House, it became the residence of the governor-general of the Gambia from 1965 to 1970, when the Gambia became a republic with Sir Dawda Jawara as the first president of the Gambia
According to a false claim by former president Yahya Jammeh, the British did not build the State House.[1]
See also
13°27′22″N 16°34′28″W / 13.45611°N 16.57444°W / 13.45611; -16.57444
References
- ^ [1], Daily Observer, July 28, 2010
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Presidential palaces in Africa
- Eritrea: President's Office
- Ethiopia: National Palace
- The Gambia: State House
- Ghana: Jubilee House
- Guinea: Presidential Palace
- Kenya: State House
- Liberia: Executive Mansion
- Madagascar: Ambohitsorohitra Palace, Iavoloha Palace
- Mauritania: Presidential Palace
- Mauritius: State House
- Mozambique: Palácio da Ponta Vermelha
- Namibia: State House
- Niger: Presidential Palace
- Nigeria: Aso Villa
- Puntland: State House
- Rwanda: Village Urugwiro
- São Tomé and Príncipe: Presidential Palace
- Seychelles: State House
- Somalia: Villa Somalia
- South Africa: Mahlamba Ndlopfu
- Sudan: Republican Palace
- Tanzania: Ikulu
- Togo: Palace of the Governors
- Tunisia: Carthage Palace
- Uganda: State House
- Zimbabwe: State House
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