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On the recordDecember 9, 2016
The United States strongly condemns the decision by President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to ignore the will of the Gambian people in calling for the December 1 election to be nullified.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the Situation in The Gambia

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