Liste der Abkürzungen (Gambia)

Die Liste der Abkürzungen beinhaltet Abkürzungen und Akronyme, die in dem westafrikanischen Staat Gambia geläufig sind.

Liste

Abkürzung/ Akronym	Begriff	Bedeutung
AA	Administrative Area
ACR	Africa Contemporary Record
AFPRC	Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council	Militärjunta 1994
AMRC	Assets Management and Recovery Commission
APRC	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	Politische Partei
AT	The African Times	Zeitung
AU	African Union	Afrikanische Organisation
BanCC	Banjul City Council	Stadtrat
BATC	Bathurst Advisory Town Council	Stadtrat
BAFROW	Foundation for Research on Women’s Health, Productivity and the Environment	Organisation
BBM	Black Brotherhood Movement
BBWR	Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve	Naturschutzgebiet
BCC	Bathurst City Council oder Banjul City Council	Stadtrat
BJL	Banjul International Airport	IATA-Code des Flughafens
BO	The Bathurst Observer and West African Gazette	Zeitung
BOAC	British Overseas Airways Corporations
BRPA	Bathurst Rate Payers Association
BTC	Bathurst Town Council	Stadtrat
BTU	Bathurst Trade Union	Gewerkschaft
BUDC	Bathurst Urban District Council	Stadtrat
BYMS	Bathurst Young Muslims Society
BMRA	Brufut Marathon Run Association	Organisation des Brufut Run
CCYC	Central Council of Youth Clubs
CDC	Colonial Development Corporation
CDC	Commonwealth Development Corporation
CD & WA	Commonwealth Development and Welfare Acts
CFAO	Compagnie Française de l'Afrique Occidentale	Handelsgesellschaft
CILSS	Comité permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel
CMS	Church Missionary Society
CO	Colonial Office
CRD	Central River Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
CRR	Central River Region	Verwaltungseinheit
DCA	Democratic Congress Alliance	Politische Partei
DO	Dominion Office
ECOMOG	ECOWAS Cease-Fire Monitoring Group
ECOWAS	Economic Community of West African States	Westafrikanische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft
EEC	European Economic Community
ERP	Economic Recovery Programme
Ex. Co.	Executive Council
FAO	Food and Agricultural Organization	Welternährungsorganisation
FCO	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FO	Foreign Office
GA	Gambian National Archives
GAF	Gambia Armed Forces	Streitkräfte
GAMBIS	Gambia Biometric Identification System
GATU	Gambia Amalgamated Trade Union	Gewerkschaft
GBA	Gambia Bar Association
GBA	Greater Banjul Area	Verwaltungseinheit
GBF	Gambia Basketball Federation	Sportverband
GBYD	Banjul International Airport	ICAO-Code des Flughafens
GCAA	Gambia Civil Aviation Authority	Luftfahrtbehörde
GCDB	Gambia Commercial and Development Bank
GCP	Gambia Congress Party	Politische Partei
GCU	Gambia Cooperatives Union	Gewerkschaft
GD	The Gambia Daily	Zeitung
GDP	Gambia Democratic Party	Politische Partei
GE	The Gambia Echo	Zeitung
GFA	Gambia Football Association	Sportverband
GFCMA	Gambia Farmers' Co-operative Marketing Association	Genossenschaft
GFF	Gambia Field Force	Paramilitärische Streitkräfte
GG	The Gambia Gazette	Zeitung
GGFP	Gambian-German Forestry Project	Naturschutzprojekt
GHA	Gambia Handball Association	Sportverband
GIA	Gambia International Airlines	Luftfahrtgesellschaft
GLU	Gambia Labour Union	Gewerkschaft
GM	ISO 3166-2	ISO 3166-2-Kürzel
GMC	Gambia Muslim Congress	Politische Partei
GMDA	Gambia Medical and Dental Association
GMDMU	Gambia Motor Drivers and Mechanics Union	Gewerkschaft
GNA	Gambia National Army	Armee/Heer
GNAssocn	Gambia Native Association
GN	Gambia Navy	Streitkräfte
GNB	The Gambia News Bulletin	Zeitung
GNDU	Gambia Native Defense Union
GNG	Gambia National Gendarmerie	Paramilitärische Streitkräfte
GNG	Gambia National Guard	Paramilitärische Streitkräfte
GNIC	Gambia National Insurance Company
GNL	Gambia National League
GNOC	Gambia National Olympic Committee	Sportverband
GNP	Gambia National Party	Politische Partei
GNU	Gambia National Union	Politische Partei
GNYC	Gambia National Youth Council
GO	The Gambia Outlook and Senegambian Reporter	Zeitung
GOMB	Groundnut Oilseed Marketing Board
GPA	Gambia Ports Authority	Hafenbehörde
GPSC	Gambia Postal Services Corporation	Post
GPDP	Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress	Politische Partei
GPMB	Gambia Produce Marketing Board	Landwirtschaftliche Genossenschaft
GPP	Gambian People’s Party	Politische Parteien
GPTC	Gambia Public Transport Corporation	Öffentlicher Nahverkehr
GPU	Gambia Press Union	Gewerkschaft
GRC	Gambia Representative Committee
GRTS	Gambia Radio & Television Services	Staatliche Rundfunkgesellschaft
GSRP	Gambian Socialist Revolutionary Party	Politische Partei
GSSP	Gambia Senior Secondary School	Weiterführende Schule
GTTI	Gambia Technical Training Institute	Bildungseinrichtung
GTU	Gambia Teachers Union	Gewerkschaft
GUSRWP	Gambia Underground Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party	Politische Partei
GVBA	Gambia Volleyball Association	Sportverband
GW	The Gambia Weekly	Zeitung
GWC	Gambian Workers’ Confederation	Gewerkschaft
GWU	Gambia Workers’ Union	Gewerkschaft
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions	Internationaler Bund Freier Gewerkschaften
ICS	Institute of Commonwealth Studies
IEC	Independent Electoral Commission	Wahlkommission
IGP	Inspector General of Police
ILO	International Labour Office
IMF	International Monetary Fund	Internationaler Währungsfonds
ITC	International Trypanotolerance Centre	Forschungsinstitut
ITUG-NW	International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers
KWNP	Kiang West National Park	Naturschutzgebiet
LAI	League Against Imperialism
Leg. Co.	Legislative Council
LGA	Local Government Area	Verwaltungsgliederung
LRD	Lower River Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
LRR	Lower River Region	Verwaltungseinheit
LRDept	Labour Research Department
MBE	Member of the Order of the British Empire
MBHS	Methodist Boys’ High School
MCC	Manchester Chamber of Commerce
MDMU	Motor Drivers' and Mechanics' Union	Gewerkschaft
MEA	Ministry of External Affairs
MFDC	Mouvement des forces démocratiques de la Casamance	Rebellenorganisation
MID	MacCarthy Island Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
MOJA-G	Movement for Justice in Africa-Gambia	Rebellenorganisation
MP	Member of Parliament	Mitglied des Parlaments
MRC	Medical Research Council	Forschungsklinik
NADD	National Alliance for Democracy and Development	Politische Partei
NBD	North Bank Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
NBR	North Bank Region	Verwaltungseinheit
NCBWA	National Congress of British West Africa
NCP	National Convention Party	Politische Partei
NDAM	National Democratic Action Movement	Politische Partei
NGO	Non-governmental Organization	Nichtregierungsorganisation
NIA	National Intelligence Agency	Nachrichtendienst
NISER	Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research
NLP	National Liberation Party	Politische Partei
NMP	Niumi National Park	Naturschutzgebiet
NRP	National Reconciliation Party	Politische Partei
NSS	National Security Service	Nachrichtendienst
OAU	Organisation of African Unity	Afrikanische Organisation
OBE	Order of the British Empire
OCN	Operation Clean The Nation	Aktion
OIC	Organisation of Islamic Conference
OMVG	Gambia River Development Organization	Wasserverband
PDOIS	People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	Politische Partei
PDP	People’s Democratic Party	Politische Partei
PLP	Parliamentary Labor Party	Politische Partei
PPA	People’s Progressive Alliance	Politische Partei
PPCA	Parliamentary Papers Colonies Africa
PPP	People’s Progressive Party	Politische Partei
PPP	Protectorate People’s Society	Politische Partei
PRO	Public Record Office
ProtPP	Protectorate People’s Party	Politische Partei
PSD	Programme for Sustainable Development
PWD	Public Works Department
RAC	Royal African Company	Handelskompanie im 17. Jahrhundert
RAC	Royal African Corps
RAMC	Royal Army Medical Corps
RDP	Rural Development Project
RGNP	River Gambia National Park	Naturschutzgebiet
RILU	Red International of Labour Union	Gewerkschaft
RPA	Bathurst Ratepayers' Association
RVH	Royal Victoria Hospital	Universitätskrankenhaus
RVTH	Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital	Universitätskrankenhaus
RWAFF	Royal West African Frontier Force
SAC	Structural Adjustment Credit
SAS	Special Air Service
SDR	Special Drawing Rights
(G)SIC	Gambia Supreme Islamic Council
SP	Sessional Paper
TSG	Tactical Support Group
UAC	United Africa Company
UDI	Unilateral Declaration of Independence
UDP	United Democratic Party	Politische Partei
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme	Entwicklungsprogramm der VN
UNIA	Universal Negro Improvement Association
UP	United Party	Politische Partei
URD	Upper River Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
URR	Upper River Region	Verwaltungseinheit
UTG	Universität von Gambia	Universität
WA	West Africa
WASU	West African Students’ Union
WAYL	West African Youth League
WBHS	Wesleyan Boy's High School
WCR	West Coast Region	Verwaltungseinheit
WD	Western Division	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
WR	Western Region	Ehemalige Verwaltungseinheit
WFTU	World Federation of Trade Unions	Weltgewerkschaftsbund
WMMS	Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
WO	Weekend Observer	Zeitung

Literatur

• Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia (= African historical Dictionaries. Bd. 79). 3rd edition. The Scarecrow Press Inc., Lanham MD u. a. 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2.
• Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: A Political History of The Gambia, 1816–1994 (= Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Bd. 26). University of Rochester Press u. a., Rochester NY u. a. 2006, ISBN 1-58046-230-8.