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Sanjally Bojang

Independence-era political organiser

A Gambian legacy

Sanjally Bojang was an influential patron and founding figure in the Protectorate People’s Party, which became the People’s Progressive Party. In 1959 he led a delegation informing Dawda Jawara of his nomination as party secretary. His organising belongs to the movement that brought upriver political interests into national electoral life.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Was a founding figure in the Protectorate People's Party.

02Led the delegation that approached Jawara about party leadership in 1959.

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