Coup d'etat by the Gambia National Army

About the Book

“Coup de tat by the Gambia National Army, July 22nd 1994” is the author’s autobiography chronicling the events of the title and its impact in his life. It is a story filled with lessons about Gambian history with a special focus on the genesis of the Gambian Military. For complexity, Lt. Col. Sarr alternated his story in the early chapters between scenes in the Gambia and his struggles to obtain political asylum in the United States of America. The book also revealed recollections from his childhood to educate his readers about certain social and spiritual beliefs and traditions in the Gambia.

After the first few chapters, which set up the coup and established his thoughts about it, he further provided a detailed history of his personal life up to the time of his enlistment in the Gambia National Army. There he discussed his first days in the USA in the early 80’s sequentially focusing on life in the Gambia before, during and after the coup.

The book is intended to be instructive and educational to readers interested in, among other things, the background of the Gambia National Army and current APRC government headed by President Yaya A. J. J. Jammeh since July 22nd 1994.

About the Author

Born in the Gambia in the 50’s, I first started a career as a school teacher. But in the 1986 after living and studying in the United States, I returned to the Gambia and enlisted in the Gambia National Army. For fourteen years I served as a commissioned officer in the army rising up to the rank of a lieutenant colonel before losing my job in 1999 as commander of the Gambia National Army. After my unceremonious retirement from the army, I left Gambia on voluntary exile to the United States where I am currently living together with my wife and children. LT. COLONEL SAMSUDEEN M. SARR (RTD)