Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Fatoumata Tambajang
born 1949
The Gambia's first woman vice-president
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the The Gambia Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
She helped assemble the opposition coalition that removed Yahya Jammeh, and became the country's first woman vice-president.
Fatoumata Tambajang was named Vice-President of the Gambia by Adama Barrow in January 2017, the first woman to hold the office.
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