Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof
Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof commonly known as Cham Joof was a Gambian historian, politician, author, trade unionist, broadcaster, radio programme director, scout master, PanAfricanist, lecturer, columnist, activist and a nationalist who advocated for the Gambias independence during the colonial era.
Cham Joof was born onOctober 1924 atGriffith Street in Bathurst now Banjul . He came from a Serer and Wolof background. He was the third child and the eldest son of Ebrima Joof and Aji Anna Samba . On his fathers side , he was a descendant of the Joof Dynasty of Sine and Saloum, and the Njie Dynasty of Jolof. On his mothers side, he was the great grandnephew of Tafsir Sa Lolly Jabou Samba . Cham Joof was the elder brother of Gambian barrister Alhaji Bai Modi Joof.
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