The Black April Students’ Unrest in The Gambia

Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa

Article Details

The Black April Students’ Unrest in The Gambia

Authors:

Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi

Journal:

Management and Political Sciences Review Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.183-196

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308521

pISSN:

2791-6529

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Abstract:

 Two isolated incidents in The Gambia spurred a student demonstration on April 10, and 11, 2000. The Gambia Students Union felt the government handled the issues which involve their members nonchalantly. The student bodys futile attempt to engage the government to redress the grievances compelled its members to vent their anger in the streets against a society they felt treated their colleagues unjustly. Governments highhanded reaction escalated the demonstration to a full-blown riot that resulted in unprecedented casualties. Through qualitative method, the undercurrents which propelled the highhanded measures in quashing the riot constitutes the subject of this paper. It also questions, within the legal framework of Vicarious Liability and with the application of Karl Marx Conflict Theory, the motives propping the recommended punitive measures against some key law enforcement officers, a decision for which the conclusion of the article recommended adjudication. Viewed against the background of the protracted inherent security situation of the country, the article examines the entrenched causes of the riot received attention. In conclusion, the underlying causes is ascribed to social conflict instigated by class struggle in the politically polarized society.

 Two isolated incidents in The Gambia spurred a student demonstration on April 10, and 11, 2000. The Gambia Students Union felt the government handled the issues which involve their members nonchalantly. The student bodys futile attempt to engage the government to redress the grievances compelled its members to vent their anger in the streets against a society they felt treated their colleagues unjustly. Governments highhanded reaction escalated the demonstration to a full-blown riot that resulted in unprecedented casualties. Through qualitative method, the undercurrents which propelled the highhanded measures in quashing the riot constitutes the subject of this paper. It also questions, within the legal framework of Vicarious Liability and with the application of Karl Marx Conflict Theory, the motives propping the recommended punitive measures against some key law enforcement officers, a decision for which the conclusion of the article recommended adjudication. Viewed against the background of the protracted inherent security situation of the country, the article examines the entrenched causes of the riot received attention. In conclusion, the underlying causes is ascribed to social conflict instigated by class struggle in the politically polarized society.

 Two isolated incidents in The Gambia spurred a student demonstration on April 10, and 11, 2000. The Gambia Students Union felt the government handled the issues which involve their members nonchalantly. The student bodys futile attempt to engage the government to redress the grievances compelled its members to vent their anger in the streets against a society they felt treated their colleagues unjustly. Governments highhanded reaction escalated the demonstration to a full-blown riot that resulted in unprecedented casualties. Through qualitative method, the undercurrents which propelled the highhanded measures in quashing the riot constitutes the subject of this paper. It also questions, within the legal framework of Vicarious Liability and with the application of Karl Marx Conflict Theory, the motives propping the recommended punitive measures against some key law enforcement officers, a decision for which the conclusion of the article recommended adjudication. Viewed against the background of the protracted inherent security situation of the country, the article examines the entrenched causes of the riot received attention. In conclusion, the underlying causes is ascribed to social conflict instigated by class struggle in the politically polarized society.

 Gambiyada münferit iki olay, 10 ve 11 Nisan 2000de bir öğrenci gösterisine yol açtı. Gambiya Öğrenci Birliği, hükümetin üyelerini ilgilendiren sorunları soğukkanlılıkla ele aldığını hissetti. Öğrenci birliğinin, şikayetleri gidermek için hükümeti devreye sokmaya yönelik beyhude girişimi, üyelerini, meslektaşlarına haksız davranıldığını düşündükleri bir topluma karşı öfkelerini sokaklarda dile getirmeye zorladı. Hükümetin sert tepkisi, gösteriyi eşi benzeri görülmemiş kayıplarla sonuçlanan tam bir isyana yükseltti. Nitel yöntemle, isyanı bastırmak için sert önlemleri iten gizli akımlar bu makalenin konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Ayrıca, Dolaylı Sorumluluğun yasal çerçevesi içinde ve Karl Marx Çatışma Teorisinin uygulanmasıyla, bazı kilit kolluk görevlilerine karşı önerilen cezai tedbirleri destekleyen saikleri sorgulamaktadır; Ülkenin uzun süredir devam eden doğal güvenlik durumunun arka planına bakıldığında, isyanın yerleşik nedenlerini inceleyen makale dikkat çekti. Sonuç olarak, altta yatan nedenler, siyasi olarak kutuplaşmış toplumdaki sınıf mücadelesinin kışkırttığı toplumsal çatışmaya atfedilmektedir.

Article Details

The Black April Students’ Unrest in The Gambia

Authors:

Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi

Journal:

Management and Political Sciences Review Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.183-196

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308521

pISSN:

2791-6529

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Students'Riot

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Vicarious LiabilityThe Gambia

Students' Riot

Security

Conflict Theory

Vicarious Liability

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Article Details

Authors: Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa

Publisher: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics: Siyaset Bilimi

Journal: Management and Political Sciences Review Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.183-196

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001308521

pISSN: 2791-6529

Issues

Authors:

Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa

Publisher:

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Bilimi

Journal:

Management and Political Sciences Review Vol.5 Issue 2, pp.183-196

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308521

pISSN:

2791-6529