 A coup, led by Kukoi Sanyang, was attempted in 1981 but failed after Senegalese intervention.From 1981 to 1989, the Gambia entered into the Senegambia Confederation, which collapsed.In 1994, Jawara was overthrown in a coup d'état led by Yahya Jammeh, who ruled as a military dictator for two years through the AFPRC.