 Complete the following phrase:  The Gambia gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 February 1965. From 1965 to 1994, the country was ostensibly a multi-party liberal democracy. It was ruled by Dawda Jawara and his Peoples Progressive Party PPP. However, the country never experienced political turnover during this period and its commitment to succession by the ballot box was never tested. In 1994, a 