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kondorong
Gambia
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 Posted - 31 Oct 2006 : 18:11:40
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1. It was in 1588, that Queen Elizabeth I of England granted Gambia to a company of Devon and London Merchants but they never had a settlement.
2. In 1618, King James I of England granted the Gambia to the Company of Adventurers of London
3. On October 26, 1651, The Courlanders(Latvian) established a colony iat St. Andrews Island, St. Mary's Island(Banjul) and Fort Jillifree. Banjul infact then had a Fort Called Fort Bayona. I have never heard of this fort. Can someone help and perhaps locate where this fort is. Is it in ruins or perhaps swallowed by the sea like the muslim grave yards?
4. On Feb. 4, 1659 to january 10, 1660, The Dutch occupied Gambia under the West India Company. Gambia was then called Dutch Gambia.
5. On March 19, 1661, The English occupied St. Andrews Island and other Courlander lands and renamed the island James Island and the fort as Fort James. I had raise this issue earlier on and some disputed it but its a fact. St. Andrews was Catholic and the English are not popular with catholic names.
6. On Novemner 17, 1664, the Courlanders formally ceceded all their lands to England and by August 1, 1669, these lands were sublet to Gambia Adventurers.
More will follow soon.
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 Oct 2006 : 20:32:54
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I must say Kondorong that Walter Sisulu is a more fitting Adivat for you.
peace
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 31 Oct 2006 : 21:05:05
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| thanks. I will stick to that. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2006 : 22:32:49
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August 1 1669 Gambia sublet to Gambia Adventurers
1681 French found Fort Albreda
1684 Gambia taken over by Royal African Company
July 27 1695 to April 1699 French ruled the island but no one was at Albreda(French Gambia)
May 20 1709 to November 13 1713 French abandoned Gambia
June 13, 1750 Gambia taken over by the Company of Merchants Trading in Africa(Fort James)
May 25 1765 to Feb. 11 1779 Gambia became part of British Senegambia(former French Senegal and British Gambia settlements)
April 1766 became British Crown Colony of Senegambia
Feb 11 1779 to Sept. 3 1783 Became part of French Senegal
Sept 3, 1783, became part of Britain
1815 British rule at Fort James
August 23 1816, Banjul founded.
1821, the island Cape st mary was annexed
Oct. 17 1821 British colony under sierraleone
1823, Maccarthy Island annexed.
1827 south Bank of Maccarty was annexed probably after Musa Mollo had been weakened. Remember he was exiled from 1919 to 1923). South bank of maccarthy is Fulladu.
1840 Kombo formally incorporated
April 11 1843 Gambia Colony
1857, france formally ceceded all territories in gambia(Albreda was the last french territory)
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 02 Nov 2006 : 01:24:59
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Feb 19 1866 to Dec. 17 1874 Became part of British West African Settlements
17 Dec. 1874 to 24 Nov. 1888 part of british west african settlements but under sierraleone
Nov. 24 1888 We became a seperate colony from Sierra Leone
1894, the interior was declared a protectorate
Jan 11. 1901 we both both colony and protectorate
October 3 1963 self rule achieved
feb 18 1965 Indepenedence
april 24 1970 became a republic.
July 30 1981 to August 1981 First military government.
July 22 1994 Second Military Government
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 04 Nov 2006 : 00:58:19
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You seem to forget the following events:
1455 Alviso Cadamosto, a Venetian, sent by Prince Henry the Navigator, entered the Gambia.
1456 He reached an Island in the river where he lost a sailor named Andrew.
1458 Diogo Gomez visited The Gambia; sailed up to Cantoto (This might be kantora). |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 04 Nov 2006 : 01:05:04
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You are right i forgot about the portuguese. Cantoto could be Fatoto or Kantora mixed up in communication. Which ever way, it may be somewhere in that neighbor hood of Basse.
I also forgot about the travels of Mungo Park the explorer who died in Sami. |
Edited by - kondorong on 04 Nov 2006 01:05:53 |
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