Mr. Ceesay,
Thank you very much for your assistance. It was most helpful. I can now move on with my writing. I also truly appreciate your suggestions regarding relevant litterature. And although, I already had a number of articles by Dr. John Wiseman and by Professor Hughes, the materials you kindly mentioned had somehow managed to elude me. Now that I know they exist I will try to retrieve them. Whether they are available in Denmark is a different matter - I hope so.
My thesis is primarily concerned with present day politics (1994 and onwards). But in order to analyse the current state and civil society relation it is necessary to understand the political developments that preceeded it. My thesis looks at the significance of biological relationships in politics, the press, political parties, trade unions, civil service, military, NGO's, donors. How have these fractions within civil society responded to the coup? And how in return the state has responded to civil society? As I see it, the state has either incorporated or subordinated the groups of potential threat to state totality. I find it very interesting and can go on forever about it - so let me stop now before I take up too much of your time.
Anyway, thanks again for your assistance.
Susanne
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Fra: ebrima ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
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Dato: 11. maj 2000 17:45
Emne: Re: Info needed on Gambian political-history
>Susan:
>
>It seems you are already engaged in what is going to be an interesting
>research. Well, I can assure that there are many sources/materials on what
>you are asking/looking for.
>
>In fact, there is a book on the Political History of the Gambia, edited by
>Professor Arnold Hughes and Dr David Perfect, which you may find very useful
>for your project, if you are willing to buy it.
>
>Now, with regard to the 1981 attempted coup in the Gambia, the best
>scholarly works I have seen so far, are written by Arnold Hughes and the
>late Dr John Wiseman. Mr. Swaebou Conateh, a veteran Gambian Journalist,
>also wrote a very useful paper/material on the 1981 coup.
>
>Anyway, these are the sources/references you need, and they are, of course,
>available here in Birmingham. You can get them from the Centre of West
>African Studies, University of Birmingham.
>
>* John Wiseman, 1982, "Attempted Coup in the Gambia: Marxist Revolution or
>punk rebellion?", Journal of Communist Affairs.
>
>* John Wiseman, 1981, "Revolt in the Gambia: A Pointless Tragedy", The Round
>Table Journal.
>
>* Arnold Hughes, 1989, "The attempted Coup d'etat of 30 July 1981",
>Birmingham University African Studies Series 3.
>
>* Swaebou Conateh, 1982, "The effect of Radio during the abortive coup in
>the Gambia"
>
>* Nana Grey-Johnson, 1987, "A Krio Engagement and other stories"
>
>* S. A Bakarr, 1981, "The Gambia Mourns Her Image"
>
>By the way, S.A Bakarr's material on the 1981 coup, in the view of many
>scholars, gives a pro-Government account, but you may still find it useful.
>
>Now, let me try and answer the questions you asked, but take note that the
>answers I am giving you, are the findings of Professor Arnold Hughes, not
>mine. So if there is any credit to be given, then it should go to Arnold
>Hughes.
>
>As for your first question, I cannot give you an exact date, may be the
>eminent Gambian scholar and elder, Dr Sulayman Nyang, could help you, if you
>were to contact him.
>
>But, with regard to your second question, this is what Professor Arnold
>Hughes wrote somewhere:..."In 1979/80, two new political organisations in
>particular, had emerged in the Gambia, and they were MOJA-Gambia and the
>Gambia Revolutionary Socialist Party (GRSP), which was founded by Gibril
>Pengu George"...
>
>So, based on Arnold's research/findings, MOJA-Gambia and the Gambia
>Revolutionary Socialist Party were founded in 1979/80.
>
>As for your third question, again, according to Arnold's research,
>MOJA-Gambia was "banned as a subversive organisation in October 1980". The
>GRSP was also banned around the same period.
>
>To be precise, the GRSP was banned shortly after Eku Mahoney, who was the
>Deputy Commander of the then Gambian Field Force, was murdered by Mustapha
>Danso, on 27 October 1980.
>
>And, like MOJA-Gambia, the GRSP was also banned "as a subversive
>organisation."
>
>I hope this would help you.
>
>Ebrima Ceesay
>Birmingham, UK
>
>
>
>>From: Susanne Thorsbøll <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Subject: Info needed on Gambian political-history
>>Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 12:30:51 +0200
>>
>>Hello G-L'ers,
>>
>>I am a Danish student, who worked in your wonderful country a few years
>>ago. I am presently writing a chapter about the political-history of The
>>Gambia for my thesis on "Civil society and state relations in The Gambia".
>>Unfortunately, I am having difficulty asserting the chronology of certain
>>events that took place in the 70's and 80's with regard to the Marxists
>>movements of the time. The litterature I have at my disposal is giving me
>>conflicting information. Hence, I would be extremely grateful, if someone
>>could help me out by clarifying the following points:
>>
>>
>>1) When did the first radical youth groups emerge? I am referring to the
>>movements inspired by the Black Power movement, etc.
>>
>>2) MOJA-G and the Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party were established in
>>what year?
>>
>>3) Were they banned at the same time, by the same Act? One source indicates
>>MOJA was banned in 1977, another in 1980. Is either of them correct? And,
>>what exactly led to the banning of MOJA and GSRP?
>>
>>
>>Hopefully, someone can assist me?
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>
>>Susanne Thorsbøll
>>
>>
>>
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