Order of the Republic (Gambia) explained

The Order of the Republic of The Gambia is the highest state order of The Gambia. The incumbent President of the Gambia is the Grand Master of the Order.^[1]

The Order of the Republic of The Gambia was created by the government under President Sir Dawda Jawara as a replacement for one of the honours in the British honours system, which was last conferred in the 1970 New Year Honours - the last one under the Gambian monarchy (1965-70).

Notable recipients

Grand Commanders

• Elizabeth II^[2]
• Muammar Gaddafi (2009)^[3]
• Chiang Kai-shek (1972)

Commanders

• Chris Alli^[4]
• Hassan Bubacar Jallow^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Gambia marks 55 years of independence . June 5, 2023 . . February 18, 2020.
2. Web site: Burke's Peerage and Gentry > The Royal Family > HM Queen Elizabeth II. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091201030448/http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/peerage/page62-6a.aspx. 1 December 2009. 24 October 2010. Burke's Peerage & Gentry and The Origins Network.
3. News: Vines . Alex . The Gambia: Africa's new Islamic republic . 5 June 2023 . . 22 January 2016.
4. Book: Maduabuchi . Dukor . Mohammed Chris Alli's The Federal Republic of Nigerian Army: Symposium on Sage Philosophy . 2018 . Malthouse Press . 9785579824 . 4 .
5. Web site: World’s "Top Prosecutor" to Speak at SUU . suu.edu . . June 5, 2023.