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Alieu Badara Njie | |
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3rd Vice President of the Gambia | |
Tenure | May 1977 – May 1981 |
President | Sir Dawda Jawara |
Predecessor | Assan Musa Camara |
Successor | Assan Musa Camara |
Alieu Badara Njie CMG MBE JP (17 October 1904 – 21 April 1982)[1] was a Gambian statesman who served as the 3rd Vice-President of the Gambia from 1977 to 1981. He served as the first Gambian Ambassador to Senegal and in Dawda Jawara's first cabinet. He held several ministerial roles under Jawara and played a key role in securing Gambian independence. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1965–1967 and 1974–77, Minister of Communications from 1960–1961 and 1963–1965, Minister of Works from 1962–1965, Minister of Information from 1970–1971, and Minister of Agriculture from 1972–1974.