Belinda Bidwell
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Belinda Bidwell (22 April 1936–April 28, 2007) was the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia. In 2002, Bidwell, who was previously a teacher, was nominated to serve in the National Assembly, and she became deputy speaker.[1] In April 2006, following an attempted coup d'etat in March, Speaker Sheriff Mustapha Dibba was arrested and removed from his position for alleged involvement, and Bidwell became speaker.[2] Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay replaced Bidwell as speaker in February 2007,[3][4] and Bidwell died of a heart attack in April.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Gambia’s first female speaker laid to rest", African Press Agency, May 5, 2007.
- ^ "Gambian parliament gets new speaker", AngolaPress, April 20, 2006.
- ^ "Gambia: Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay is New Speaker of National Assembly", Progressive Africans (allafrica.com), February 5, 2007.
- ^ Alhagie Jobe, "Gambia: 53 NAMs Sworn-in", The Daily Observer (allafrica.com), February 9, 2007.
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