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Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as the seventh 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. Asso…
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politics · President of the Comoros · politician · military personnel · also Azali Assoumani, Col Azali Assoumani, Col Assoumani Azali, Assoumani
Born 1 January 1959 · Q515602
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2024· 3 entries
Anadolu Ajansi: Comoros Supreme Court affirms Azali Assoumani's re-election amid controversy
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Radio France Internationale: Azali Assoumani, the Comoros' putschist turned president
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2023· 2 entries
Mint: G20 Summit: African Union President Azali Assoumani arrives in New Delhi
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Career landmark: Chairperson of the African Union (2023).
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2022· 1 entry
Assoumani was invited by President Paul Biya of Cameroon to open the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations at Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé
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2019· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Comoros (2019).
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2016· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Comoros (2016–2019).
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Comoros (2001–2006).
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1999· 3 entries
After overthrowing interim president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde in a coup d'état
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Career landmark: President of Comoros (1999–2001).
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And was elected president in 2002, 2016, 2019 and 2024
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1959· 2 entries
In Mitsoudjé, French Comoros, Assoumani trained at the Meknes Royal Military Academy in Morocco and the École de Guerre in Paris
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Born 1959-01-01.
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