Adama Barrow was elected as The Gambia's third president in the December 2016, he defeated Yahya Jammeh with the help of a coalition of other opposition political parties. Jammeh initially accepted the results, but then refused to leave office claiming he was cheated, triggering a constitutional crisis. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conducted a military intervention and achieved Jammeh's removal two days after his term was initially scheduled to end.
Adama Barrow was elected as The Gambia's third president in the December 2016 he defeated Yahya Jammeh with the help of a coalition of other opposition political parties Jammeh initially accepted the results but then refused to leave office claiming he was cheated triggering a constitutional crisis The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conducted a military intervention and achieved Jammeh's removal two days after his term was initially scheduled to end