Uncle Sainey,

 

Welcome back on your column after the silence. The piece is short, sweet and simple. I must join you in congratulating Gambians and the gentlemen that be, those that fought tooth and nail to have us liberated from colonial chains. After 46 dry years of independence, we haven’t still achieve full independence, as far as freedom, liberty and equality may entail. I am sure a lecture won't even sort it out. Independence is a measure of our successes and failures. We came a long way, and I am so we have a long way to go.  The question as to whether Africans were better under colonial powers than tyrannical leaders doesn't hold in my view. We needed to be free from the colonial masters. In my view, colony was not necessary in the first place. It was wrong. The extra step is our independence from these tyrants. I asked to be freed by these tyrants, and I encourage all of you to ask nothing else from all of the rotten eggs masquerading in the uniforms of the presidency.

 

 

Thanks for sharing. Now, I can’t go after my Serers. (lol)

 

http://www.gainako.com/news/news/2011/02/18/gambia-marks-46-years-of-independence.html

 

 

 

Kind Regards,

Yero.


 

There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger. Fear and Worship only Allah alone!




 
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:43:43 -0500
> Subject: [>-<] This Week In African History / Gambia's Political Independence !!!
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> BRITAIN'S LAST WEST AFRICAN COLONY - GAMBIA GAINS POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE !!
> By
> Sainey Faye
>
> On February 18th, 1965 Britain relinguishes her last colonial possession in West
> Africa-Gambia by granting her political Independence.On this day, the Union Jack
> was lowered and new Gambian flag took its place. Two years prior to
> Independence, in 1963 it had what was called internal self government; this
> stage of self rule prepared the grounds for political Independence per se.But
> even though this date officially made it a sovereign state; it still had to
> remain, and become a member of the British Commonwealth of nations(namely
> ex-colonies).Hence the creation of what continues today to be known today as the
> Commonwealth. Of course, the wealth is not common, at least not yet for Africans.
>
> Alongside with that, the Queen was still present through the
> representation of a resident Governor-General . Thus it was not until it became
> a Republic through two elections, the former failed and the latter passed in
> April 1970, making it a Republic with a consolidated House of Representatives.
> Historically, Gambia and Sierra Leone had been ruled and administered together
> until 1843; as if they were in close proximity.In the early 1800’s the two
> countries were annexed up until 1843; when a charter was issued to separate
> them; so as to make it easy to rule individually.Despite  all the attempts made
> up to the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, it was three years later that real
> separation of a collective administration was in effect.
>
> Then a decade or more later, a governor rather than an administrator was put in
> place.
> Things were not much different in administration and delivery of goods as colonies;
> even though Sierra Leone had much resources like minerals; the educational
> system was
> more developed, and Gambians who needed higher education had to go Sierra
> Leone.The Universities in Sierra Leone catered not only Gambia but other British
> ex-colonies as well. Many African scholars , including Gambians had written in
> detail about its history; and our purpose here is just to touch on few minute and
> reminders on this date.
>  
> On this date in 1965, the population was not large; approximating a little over
> 300,000. Out of this, nearly 30,00 lived in the capital Bathurst , now called
> Banjul.The rate of population growth four years  later in 1969 was listed as
> 2.2% a year. The population of children in primary school was 24%; whilst
> secondary education was listed at 7.85; the latter was not surprising, given
> that other than Armitage High school there was no other in the provinces.
>
> Industries also were non existent apart GOMB,  the oilseed plant at
> Sarro or Denton bridge as is commonly known.It was also estimated that there
> were nearly 7,000 so called wage-earners in the country, half of them employed
> by the state. Two thirds of the civil servants earned less than one hundred
> dalasis.Some worked 15 years or more and could not bring home sixty dalasis per
> month.
>
>  
> In historical perpective, Gambia and its river have provided its people and
> Africans much more than natures beauty, immense resources and livelihood.It also
> provided a conduit for external forces and enemies of humankind; through no
> fault hers; to exploit its strategic position on the Atlantic seaboard to launch
> slavery.Witness the slave trade !!!!
>
> Our beloved brother and cousin Alex Haley, who traced his ancestors to Juffure
> next to Albreda; gives us an eye opening account as to what transpired across
> the Atlantic ocean.This helped make it known better to the outside world.
>
> It is also valuable to note the contributions those encounters provide in
> building societies in the Western hemisphere and elsewhere.Of special note is
> the U.S.A. and Brazil; not to go further to the West Indies and the Caribbean
> where they created societies, built families, and disembark their cultural
> baggage; at the same time instituting a culture in Louisiana which still exists
> today.So did Brazil,Haiti, Florida and South Carolina where they showed the
> colonists how to grow rice, sugarcane,cotton to the futher south.Their culture
> influenced not only the Anglo colonies, but The Spanish, French, and
> Portuguese.What would the Americas be without these peoples contribution to the
> development of these societies.
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