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Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani | |
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غزالي عثماني | |
.jpg) Assoumani in 2023 | |
| President of the Comoros | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Moustadroine Abdou (acting) |
| In office 26 May 2016 – 13 February 2019 | |
| Vice President | Abdallah Said Sarouma Djaffar Ahmed Said Moustadroine Abdou |
| Preceded by | Ikililou Dhoinine |
| Succeeded by | Moustadroine Abdou (acting) |
| In office 26 May 2002 – 26 May 2006 | |
| Vice President | Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed Rachidi ben Massonde |
| Preceded by | Hamada Madi (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi |
| President of the Council of State of the Comoros | |
| In office 30 April 1999 – 21 January 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Bianrifi Tarmidi Hamada Madi |
| Preceded by | Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hamada Madi (acting) |
| 21st Chairperson of the African Union | |
| In office 18 February 2023 – 17 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Macky Sall |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1959 Mitsoudjé, French Comoros |
| Political party | Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros |
| Spouse | Ambari Daroueche Assoumani |
| Profession | Senior military officer |
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Azali Assoumani (Arabic: غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as the President of the Comoros from 2002 to 2006 and again since 2016, except for a brief period in 2019. He became head of state after staging a coup d'état in 1999 and was elected president in 2002, 2016, 2019 and 2024. He also served as Chairperson of the African Union from February 2023 to February 2024.[1][2] Assoumani's current presidency has been described as increasingly authoritarian.[3][4]
- ^ "New African Union chair brings controversial record to top post". AFP. France 24. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "President of Mauritania Elected As New Chairperson of AU". ENA English. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Studies, the Africa Center for Strategic. "Comoros Election Exercise Promises More of the Same". Africa Center. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Authoritarianism in Comoros Is Resurgent". www.cfr.org. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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