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Alhagi Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Brings His Amazing Grace To Atlanta, GA |
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Monday, 11 July 2011 |
 By Gainako's Special Reporter The Patriarch of the Gambian Republic, who also doubles as Father of the nation, the architect of our Independence and the champion of democratic pluralism in the African continent brought his trademark humility, calmness and grace to Atlanta on Friday night where He served as chief Guest of Honor at the annual AGERA Gambian July 4th reunion. If "Barajalians "are proud of their favorite son, they should have seen Sir Dawda's entrance into the Atlanta Holiday Inn Hotel on Friday night. It was a spectacle and a MAJESTIC one at that. 
Flanked by his beautiful wife of over four decades, Ajaratou Lady Chilel Jawara, the Chairman of AGERA Mr Musa Jeng and former Kanifing Chairman, Mr Kebba Jallow, Sir Dawda walked into that venue with grace, elegance, poise and solemnity robed in a beautiful beige "kaftan." The entrance alone seemed to have been choreographed or scripted from Hollywood Boulevard because not only was it dignified, it was solemn and indeed it brought about many tears. 
For some, the tears were those of joy since it gave them an opportunity to reminisce their youthful days when they did see the Union Jack lowered for the last time and the Barajali native, Scotland trained Veterinary Surgeon turned Master Politician, receive the instruments embodying our Independence from the Duke of Kent on that gloomy February 18th. morning in 1965. For others, particularly the younger generation , who did not know much about this
Prince of Peace, it was time for them to say thank you! |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 July 2011 )
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 17 June 2011 |
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PRESS RELEASE: SIR DAWDA SIGNING AND
REVIEWING OF HIS BOOK, “KAIRABA” AT THE JULY FOURTH REUNION IN
ATLANTA.
Pa Yoma Jallow, a trader from Bathurst
who spent several trade seasons in Walikunda would not take no for
an answer trying to convince Almamy Jawara, the Father of Sir Dawda
Jawara, to send his son Kairaba to school in Bathurst. Mama Fatty,
Sir Dawda’s mom was absolutely against it, as she tearfully
lamented: “I do not have sons to throw away to “Nasarrano” –
white man’s education”. How this story ended is of course no
secret for it has come to define our country’s
socio-politico-economic history from our struggle for Independence
from Great Britain to statehood, culminating in the 1994 coup that
took the PPP out of power.
In his recently published autobiography
called “Kairaba”, president Jawara catalogued his life story from
Barajally to the statehouse capping it off with the 1994 coup that
ended his presidency. Probing into controversial issues about the
Gambia’s Independence, the 1981 abortive coup, the Mansakonko
incident and 1994 coup are all addressed in this tell-all book.
Fellow Gambians, this year’s July
Fourth Annual Reunion is going to be an important marker as AGERA
continues to bring serious issues and Gambian events to the biggest
gathering in the Diaspora. Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara will be reviewing
his book “Kairaba” in Atlanta, Georgia, July 02, 2011.
AGENDA: REVIEWING AND SIGNING THE BOOK
“KAIRABA”, BY SIR DAWDA KAIRABA JAWARA
DATE: JULY 02, 2011
PLACE: HOLIDAY INN – DOWNTOWN ATLANTA
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT :
WWW-AGERA-GAM.ORG, OR CONTACT MUSA JENG AT
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PHONE:404-824-0219
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Last Updated ( Friday, 17 June 2011 )
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