Kukoi Samba Sanyang (1952 – 18 June 2013) was a Gambian politician and leader of the unsuccessful 1981 coup d'état against the government of Dawda Jawara...

footballer Ismaila Sanyang, Gambian Agricultural Minister Kukoi Sanyang (1952–2013), Gambian rebel This page lists people with the surname Sanyang. If an internal...

– 4 August 1981  The Gambia 1981 Gambian coup attempt Dawda Jawara Kukoi Sanyang Coup failure following Senegalese intervention 1 September 1981  Central...

by Gibril L. George, a former businessman. This party was joined by Kukoi Sanyang, a former National Convention Party politician who had traveled to Libya...

president and remained in this position until 1994. A coup, led by Kukoi Sanyang, was attempted in 1981 but failed after Senegalese intervention. From...

Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (GUSRWP) was adopted. At this time Kukoi Sanyang, a Gambian socialist, returned from abroad and became active in the...

led to the attempted coup, which began on 30 July 1981 and was led by Kukoi Sanyang. However, President Dawda Jawara put down the revolt by 5 August with...

Olympic wrestler. Ramón Sáez Marzo, 73, Spanish Olympic racing cyclist. Kukoi Sanyang, 61, Ivorian Gambian revolutionary. Sir Colin Stansfield Smith, 80,...

was deposed in a coup while a guest at the royal wedding in Britain. Kukoi Sanyang declared himself leader of the West African nation, but was driven out...

coup in 1981, headed by a disgruntled ex-politician turned Marxist, Kukoi Samba Sanyang. The coup, which followed a weakening of the economy and allegations...