a coup d'état during which Yahya Jammeh overthrew Jawara. In Senegal, the confederation's end resulted in worsening the living conditions of the Casamance region's population, as the latter had economically benefited from the union. This caused tensions which helped militant separatists, most importantly the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MDFC), to grow in strength and thus partially contributed to the outbreak of the armed Casamance conflict. After Jammeh took power in 1994, the Gambia began to provide substantial support to the MDFC insurgency. The collapse of the confederation meant that the area's black market and large-scale smuggling continued; by 1990, estimates show that 20% of the Gambian groundnut market was from smuggled Senegalese crops. Smuggling became one of the major sources of income for the MDFC rebels. Politics Government Though Senegal and the Gambia maintained their own national governments, a confederate cabinet was also formed. Per the 1981 agreement, a Senegalese would always serve as the President and a Gambian as the vice-president of Senegambia. Both countries agreed to coordinate their defense and foreign policies. A confederal parliament and permanent secretariat were also organized; the former began meeting for one month annually from 1984. The Senegambia Permanent Secretariat was responsible for implementing the various agreements of the two countries. In 1985, the Senegambian government consisted of the following individuals: President Abdou Diouf (Senegalese) Vice President Dawda Jawara (Gambian) Minister of Defense Médoune Fall (Senegalese) Minister of Economic Affairs Momodou S.K. Manneh (Gambian) Minister of Finance Sheriff Saikula Sisay (Gambian) Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahima Fall (Senegalese) Minister of Information Djibo Leyti Kâ (Senegalese) Minister of Security Ibrahima Wone (Senegalese) Minister of Transportation Robert Sagna (Senegalese) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lamin Kiti Jabang (Gambian) Deputy Minister of Security Alieu Badji (Gambian) Military Senegambia Confederation relied on three militaries: The Confederal Army, the Senegalese military, and the Gambian military. While the latter two remained national forces, the Confederal Army was organized from 1983/84 as integrated force of the confederation. It was composed of two-thirds Senegalese and one-third Gambian soldiers, and supposed to deploy anywhere within the confederation. In the Gambia, the Confederal Army quickly assumed a position of prestige. As living costs were much higher in Senegal than the Gambia, the pay grade in the Senegalese military was higher than in the Gambian military. The Confederal Army's pay grade was adjusted to fit the Senegalese standards, meaning that Gambian troops