Gambia> | olspan="3"|Self-rule | | small>18 February 1965 to 24 April 1970 | colspan="2"|Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
represented by:- | |
| small> 18 February 1965 to 9 February 1966 | colspan="2"| Sir John Warburton Paul, Governor-General | |
| nbsp; 9 February 1966 to 24 April 1970 | colspan="2"| Sir Farimang Mamadi Singateh, Governor-General | |
| colspan="4"|Republic of the Gambia |
| small>24 April 1970 to 22 July 1994 | Sir David Dawda Kairaba Jawara, President | PPP | Deposed in a coup d'etat |
| small>(30 July 1981 to 5 August 1981) | Kukoi Samba Sanyang, Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council | mil | In rebellion |
| small>22 July 1994 to 28 September 1996 | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council | rowspan="2"|Mil | |
| small>28 September 1996 to 18 October 1996 | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, Head of State | |
| small>18 October 1996 to present | Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President | APRC | |