The Gambian ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Banjul to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
| Ambassador of Gambia to China | |
|---|---|
since December 5, 2017 | |
| Inaugural holder | Antouman Saho |
| Formation | July 8, 1996 |
The surface of Gambia (10,380 square kilometers) is the smallest of the states of continental Africa.
History
edit- In 1968 the governments in Banjul and Taipei established diplomatic relations.
- On November 5, 1969 opened the Taiwanese Embassy in Banjul.
- On October 25, 1971 the representative of the government in Beijing replaced the representative of the government in Taipei in the United Nations as representative of China.
- Following the 1972 Nixon visit to China the anglophone governments recognized the government in Beijing as the representative of China.
- On December 28, 1974, governments in Banjul and Taipei severed diplomatic relations.
- On 30 December 1974 the Embassy of Taiwan in Banjul close.
- On 14 December 1974 the governments in Beijing (People's Republic of China) and Banjul established diplomatic relations.
- On July 25, 1995, one year after the July 13, 1995, when Yahya Jammeh has couped the government, Banjul and Beijing broke diplomatic relations.
- On August 21, 1995 Taiwan opened its embassy in Banjul.
- From July 13, 1995 to 15 November 2013 Yahya Jammeh recognized the government in Taipei (Taiwan).
List of representatives
edit| Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | List of heads of state of the Gambia | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 1996 | Antouman Saho | Yahya Jammeh | Lien Chan | ||
| November 1997 | Mambury Njie | Gambian Ambassador to Taiwan and the Philippines[1] | Yahya Jammeh | Vincent Siew | June 2001 |
| August 24, 2001 | The Gambian community in Taiwan consists of eight individuals. Four are diplomats and three are diplomats' wives. The eighth individual, a student sponsored by the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Cooperation and Development Fund, is pursuing a master's degree in agriculture at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, in southern Taiwan. | [2] | Yahya Jammeh | Tang Fei | |
| October 1, 2004 | John Paul Bojang | Yahya Jammeh | Yu Shyi-kun | ||
| September 20, 2006 | Mawdo Corajiki Juwara | Maudo Juwara[3] | Yahya Jammeh | Su Tseng-chang | September 14, 2010 |
| 2009 | Lang Tombong Tamba | Following his removal as Chief of Defence Staff he was appointed as Gambia's Ambassador to Taiwan.[4] | Yahya Jammeh | Wu Den-yih | |
| August 31, 2010 | Ebrima N.H. Jarjou | Alhaji [5] | Yahya Jammeh | Wu Den-yih | November 22, 2013 |
| May 23, 2013 | Alhagie Martin | deputy Ambassador to Taiwan | Yahya Jammeh | Jiang Yi-huah | |
| June 6, 2016 | Dembo Badjie | The Gambia’s Ambassador to India, has been transferred to the People’s Republic of China as the new Ambassador.[6] | Yahya Jammeh | Li Keqiang | January 19, 2017 |
| December 5, 2017 | Fye Ceesay | Adama Barrow | Li Keqiang |
References
edit- ^ Mambury Njie
- ^ Gambian community in Taiwan
- ^ [1]Mawdo Corajiki Juwara
- ^ [2]Lang Tombong Tamba
- ^ Alhaji Ebrima N.H. Jarjou
- ^ Dembo Badjie
- ^ On 17 March 2016, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gambia, Neneh Macdouall-Gaye signed, that the Islamic Republic of The Gambia and the People's Republic of China, resume diplomatic relations in Beijing.[3]