Jan 21st 2017: Gambia Has Decided. The day the ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, finally left. Images © @jasonflorio . On Jan 21st, 2017, we waited the whole day - along with other members of the national and international press - for ex-president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, to finally fly out of the country. On December 1st, 2016, the Gambian people voted out their autocratic president, Jammeh, after 22 years in power, and elected Adama Barrow as their new president. Jammeh conceded defeat but a week later announced that he was annulling the election results and would not step down. A grassroots movement #GambiaHasDecided emerged in reaction. . On January 21st, 2017, in response to mounting international pressure, Yahya Jammeh, along with his family, finally boarded a flight and left The Gambia with Guinean President, Alpha Condé. Jammeh has since been in exile in Equatorial Guinea. See/read more on our blog: photostellstories.org with Helen Jones-Florio (also @doors_helenjonesflorio #storiesbehinddoors / @jasonflorio_photoprints . . . . . #theGambia #newGambia #YahyaJammeh #AdamaBarrow #jammeh2justice #jasonfloriophotography #westafrica #dictatorship #victimsofJammeh #Banjul #exile #powertothepeople #everydayafrica (at The Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKThfTIH_3_/?igshid=1xht0ubrp4bj5