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Ismail Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, often referred to by his initials IOG, is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999.
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politics · President of Djibouti since 1999 · politician · also Ismail Omar Guelleh, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Guelleh
Born 27 November 1947 · Q57390
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2026· 3 entries
Newsday: Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
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With Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf also mentioned as a likely player in intra-governmental fights for power
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2021· 1 entry
The investigation, launched after a complaint from anti-corruption NGO Sherpa and focusing on Guelleh's wife, eldest daughter and son in law, is ongoing as of July 2021.
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2020· 2 entries
The London Court of International Arbitration ruled Djibouti's expropriation illegal and ordered the original concession rights are to be restored
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Guelleh hosted the leaders of Somalia and its break-away Republic of Somaliland as well as Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for peace talks
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Padma Vibhushan (2019).
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2017· 1 entry
And triggering concerns among Djibouti's traditional Western allies that Beijing's authoritarian governance style is encouraging more autocratic behavior on Guelleh's part as well
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2012· 1 entry
The Djibouti government sold its Doraleh Container Terminal concession of the Port of Djibouti to a Chinese competitor of concession partner DP World, an UAE-based port operator
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2010· 2 entries
Guelleh persuaded the National Assembly of Djibouti to amend the nation's Constitution, allowing him to stand for a third term
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Similar to the larger movement for democracy in the Arab countries
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2004· 1 entry
And published on WikiLeaks described Djibouti as "less a country than a commercial city state controlled by one man, Ismail Omar Guelleh
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2000· 1 entry
And the resolution of a decade-long border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea in 2018
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1999· 2 entries
As the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977
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Career landmark: President of Djibouti (1999).
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1987· 1 entry
Became a member of the party leadership
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1983· 1 entry
And subsequently became the director of a cultural commission in Paris
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1975· 1 entry
Was suspended from his duties because he was suspected of transmitting information to the independence movement
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1964· 1 entry
At the age of 18, Guelleh began working in the French territory's general information service, because he spoke Amharic, Somali, Arabic, French, Italian and English
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1960· 1 entry
Guelleh migrated to Djibouti, then known as French Somaliland, before finishing high school
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1947· 1 entry
Born 1947-11-27.
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