Gambia Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
Temporal Tangle
Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Scribe's Challenge
Test your recall! Choose the correct foreign translation.
Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
Whispering Spell
Listen to the word and find the matching foreign text.
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Unscramble the foreign words from jumbled letters.
Lexicon Links
Match the foreign word to its English counterpart.
Memory Glyphs
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Rune Ravel
Unscramble the key terms from this lesson.
Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
In exploring the history and culture of Gambia, a timeline game can be a fun and interactive way to learn about significant events and historical milestones in the country’s development.
- The game involves placing events in their correct chronological order, challenging players to recall and sequence key moments in Gambia’s history.
- Players can learn about important dates such as Gambia’s independence in 1965, the transition to a republic in 1970, and other significant events that have shaped the nation.
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- 1816: Gambia becomes a British colony
- 1965: Gambia gains independence from the United Kingdom
- 1970: Dawda Jawara becomes the first President of Gambia
- 1970: Gambia becomes a republic
- 1994: Yahya Jammeh seizes power in a military coup
- 1996: Yahya Jammeh wins presidential elections
- 1998: Gambia joins the Commonwealth of Nations
- 2013: Gambia withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations
- 2016: Adama Barrow wins presidential elections, defeating Yahya Jammeh
- 2017: Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down after losing elections, causing a political crisis
- 2017: Yahya Jammeh goes into exile, allowing Adama Barrow to assume the presidency
- 2018: Gambia officially rejoins the Commonwealth of Nations
- 2019: Gambia establishes a Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to investigate human rights abuses under Yahya Jammeh's regime
- 2020: Gambia declares a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Gambia receives its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX initiative
- 2021: Gambia experiences a political crisis as President Adama Barrow seeks to extend his term in office
- 2021: Gambia holds presidential elections, with Adama Barrow winning a second term
- 2021: Gambia celebrates its 56th Independence Day
- 2021: Gambia reopens its borders to international travelers after COVID-19 restrictions
- 2022: Gambia hosts the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit