Historical country records
Gambia, The historical timeline
Gambia, The
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | British rule in Fort James | Leaders |
| 1816 | Bathurst founded | Leaders |
| 1821 | British colony (subordinated to Sierra Leone until 1843 and 1866-88) | Leaders |
| 1857 | France cedes its last settlement in the area (Albreda) to the British | Leaders |
| 1894 | British protectorate proclaimed on the interior | Leaders |
| 18 Feb 1965 | independence | Leaders |
| 24 Apr 1970 | Republic of The Gambia | Leaders |
| 1 Feb 1982 - 21 Sep 1989 | confederation with Senegal (Senegambia) | Leaders |
| 1815 - 1829 | Alexander Grant | Commandant |
| 1829 - 1830 | Alexander Findlay | Lieutenant governors |
| 1830 - 1837 | George Rendall | Lieutenant governors |
| 1837 - 1838 | Thomas Lewis Ingram (1st time) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1838 - 1839 | William Mackie | Lieutenant governors |
| 1839 - 1840 | Thomas Lewis Ingram (2nd time) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1840 - 1841 | Sir Henry Vere Huntley | Lieutenant governors |
| 1841 - 1843 | Thomas Lewis Ingram (3rd time) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1843 | Henry Froude Seagram | Governors |
| 1843 - 1844 | Edmund Norcott | Governors |
| 1844 - 1847 | Charles Fitzgerald | Governors |
| 1847 - 1851 | Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell | Governors |
| 1851 - 1852 | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy | Governors |
| 1852 - 1859 | Luke Smythe O'Connor | Governors |
| 1859 - 1866 | George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy | Governors |
| 1866 - 1869 | Charles George Edward Patey | Administrators |
| 1869 - 1871 | Alexander Bravo | Administrators |
| 1871 - 1873 | Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan (b. c.1830 - d. 1881) | Administrators |
| 1873 - 1875 | Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright | Administrators |
| 1875 - 1877 | Sir Samuel Rowe | Administrators |
| 1877 - 1884 | Valerius Skipton Gouldsbury | Administrators |
| 1884 - 1886 | Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney | Administrators |
| 1886 - 1888 | Sir James Shaw Hay | Administrators |
| 1888 - 1891 | Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter | Administrators |
| 1891 - 1900 | Sir Robert Baxter Llewelyn | Administrators |
| 1900 - 11 Jan 1901 | Sir George Chardin Denton | Administrators |
| 11 Jan 1901 - 21 Dec 1911 | Sir George Chardin Denton | Governors |
| 21 Dec 1911 - 11 Apr 1914 | Henry Lionel Galway | Governors |
| 11 Apr 1914 - 1920 | Edward John Cameron (from 1916, Sir Edward John Cameron) (b. 1858 - d. 1947) | Governors |
| 1920 | Herbert Henniker (acting) | Governors |
| 3 Jan 1921 - 10 Mar 1927 | Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage | Governors |
| 10 Mar 1927 - 29 Nov 1928 | Sir John Middleton | Governors |
| 29 Nov 1928 - 11 Sep 1930 | Sir Edward Brandis Denham | Governors |
| 11 Sep 1930 - 12 Apr 1934 | Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer | Governors |
| 12 Apr 1934 - 22 Oct 1936 | Sir Arthur Frederick Richards | Governors |
| 22 Oct 1936 - 23 Mar 1942 | Sir Thomas Southorn | Governors |
| 23 Mar 1942 - 29 Mar 1947 | Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood Rudolph Robert Blood) (b. 1893 - d. 1967) | Governors |
| 29 Mar 1947 - Dec 1949 | Andrew Barkworth Wright Barkworth Wright) (b. 1895 - d. 1971) | Governors |
| Dec 1949 - 19 Jun 1958 | Percy Wyn-Harris (from 1952, Sir Percy Wyn-Harris) (b. 1903 - d. 1979) | Governors |
| 19 Jun 1958 - 29 Mar 1962 | Sir Edward Henry Windley | Governors |
| 29 Mar 1962 - 18 Feb 1965 | John Warburton Paul (from Jun 1962, Sir John Warburton Paul) (b. 1916 - d. 2004) | Governors |
| 18 Feb 1965 - 9 Feb 1966 | Sir John Warburton Paul | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 9 Feb 1966 - 24 Apr 1970 | Farimang Mamadi Singhateh Mamadi Singhateh) (b. 1912 - d. 1977) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 24 Apr 1970 - 22 Jul 1994 | Sir Dawda Jawara | Presidents |
| 30 Jul 1981 - 5 Aug 1981 | Kukoi Samba Sanyang | Presidents |
| 22 Jul 1994 - | Yahya Jammeh to 28 Sep 1996; Head of State to 18 Oct 1996) | Presidents |
| Mar 1961 - 12 Jun 1962 | Pierre Sarr N'Jie | Chief minister |
| 12 Jun 1962 - 24 Apr 1970 | David Jawara (from 1965, Dawda Jawara; from Jan 1966, Sir Dawda Jawara) (s.a.) | Prime minister |