Ahmed Abdallah 795221 219628434 2008-06-16T03:56:00Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox Officeholder | name =Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane | nationality =Comoros | smallimage = | image = | order =Head of State of the Comoros | term_start =[[July 6]], [[1975]] | term_end =[[August 3]], [[1975]] | predecessor =''country gains independence, position created'' | successor =[[Said Mohamed Jaffar]] | birth_date ={{birth date|1919|6|12|mf=y}} | birth_place =[[Domoni]], [[Anjouan]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1989|11|26|1919|6|12|mf=y}} | death_place =[[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]], [[Grande Comore]] | constituency = Comoros | party =[[Comoros Democratic Union]], then [[Comorian Union for Progress]] | footnotes = | order2 =Chairman of the Directorate | term_start2 =[[October 3]], [[1978]] | term_end2 =[[October 25]], [[1978]] | predecessor2 =''position created'' | successor2 =''position abolished'' | order3 =President of the Comoros | term_start3 =[[October 25]], [[1978]] | term_end3 =[[November 26]], [[1989]] | predecessor3 =''position created'' | successor3 =[[Said Mohamed Djohar]] }} '''Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane''' ({{lang-ar|أحمد عبد الله عبد الرحمن}}, ''Ahmad Abd Allah Abd ar-Rahman'', [[12 June]], [[1919]] &ndash; [[26 November]], [[1989]])<ref name="deadoralive">{{cite web| url = http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/anames-nf/Abdallah+Ahmed| title = Ahmed Abdallah| accessdate = 2006-12-28| publisher = Kentix Computing}}</ref> was a [[Comoros|Comorian]] politician. He was President of the Comoros from [[25 October]], 1978 until his death.<ref name="comores-online">{{cite web| url = http://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire| title = Histoire des Comores| accessdate = 2006-12-26 | date = 2006-11-16| publisher = MweziNet}}</ref> ==Life prior to the presidency== Abdallah was born in [[Domoni]], on the island of [[Anjouan]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} He began participating in the government in the 1940s, while the Comoros were still part of [[France]]. He was the President of the general council from 1949 until 1953, and was the chairman of the chamber of deputies during 1970.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ==First presidency== In 1972, Abdallah, now leader of his political party, the [[Comoros Democratic Union]] (UDC), became president of the government council and [[Chief Minister]] of the Comoros;{{Fact|date=February 2007}} he served in that position until [[July 6]], [[1975]], when the islands became independent from France, (with the exception of [[Mayotte]], which voted to remain part of France.)<ref name="mayotte">{{cite book | title = Mayotte | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | date = 2006-12-29| publisher = [[Central Intelligence Agency]]}}</ref> Abdallah became the first president of the independent islands, but was overthrown by [[Said Mohamed Jaffar]] in a [[coup d'état]] on August 3, 1975.<ref name="nationsencyclopedia-history">{{cite encyclopedia | author = [[Thomson Gale]] authors | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Nations | title = Comoros History | url = http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Comoros-HISTORY.html | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | publisher = Encyclopedia of the Nations}}</ref> Jaffar, meanwhile, was overthrown by [[Ali Soilih]] in 1976.<ref name="eb">{{cite encyclopedia | last = Ottenheimer | first =Martin| coauthors= Harriet Joseph Ottenheimer| encyclopedia = [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | title = History (from Comoros) | url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-1442/Comoros | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica Inc]]}}</ref> ==Second presidency== Abdallah, (who had been living in exile [[Paris]], France) staged a coup against Soilih in 1978 with the help of mercenary [[Bob Denard]].<ref name="nationsencyclopedia-history"/> After [[Said Atthoumani]] had served as "Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate" for ten days, Abdallah and [[Mohamed Ahmed]] assumed the titles of "Co-Chairmen of the Politico-Military Directorate."<ref name="ws">{{cite web| url = http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Comoros.html| title = Comoros| accessdate = 2006-12-29| last = Cahoon | first = Benjamin M| publisher = Worldstatesmen.org}}</ref> On July 22, their titles were changed to "Co-Chairmen of the Directorate," and on October 3, Abdallah became the lone chair.<ref name="ws"/> On October 25, Abdallah assumed the title of president and remained in office until his death, despite three separate coup attempts against him.<ref name="columbia">{{cite encyclopedia | editor = Chernow, Barbara A. and George A. Vallasi | encyclopedia = The [[Columbia Encyclopedia]] | title = Comoros | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | edition = Fifth edition | date = 1993 | publisher = [[Columbia University Press]] | id = |0-395-62438-X | pages = page 615}}</ref> In 1982, Abdallah had the UDC and all other parties abolished, and a new party, the [[Comorian Union for Progress]] (UCP), was set up.<ref name="nationsencyclopedia-politicalparties">{{cite encyclopedia | author = [[Thomson Gale]] authors | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of the Nations | title = Comoros Political Parties | url = http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Comoros-POLITICAL-PARTIES.html | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | publisher = Encyclopedia of the Nations}}</ref> Comoros became a one-party state, with the UCP being the only legal party.<ref name="nationsencyclopedia-politicalparties"/> Abdallah was re-elected unopposed in 1984.<ref name="eb"/> On November 26, 1989, he was assassinated in the capital, [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]], during a coup led by Ali Soilih's half-brother, [[Said Mohamed Djohar]]. Djohar took control of the country the next day.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{start box}} {{succession box | title=[[Heads of State of the Comoros|Head of State of the Comoros]] | before=''position created'' | after=[[Said Mohamed Jaffar]] | years=[[July 6]], [[1975]]&ndash;[[August 3]], [[1979]] }} {{succession box | title=Chairman of the Directorate | before=''position created'' | after=''position abolished'' | years=[[October 3]], [[1978]]&ndash;[[October 25]], [[1978]] }} {{succession box | title=President of the Comoros | before=''position created | after=[[Said Mohamed Djohar]] | years=[[October 25]], [[1978]] &ndash; [[November 26]], [[1989]] }} {{end box}} {{Comoros Presidents}} {{Persondata |NAME=Abdallah, Ahmed |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane |SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Heads of state of Comoros|President of the Comoros]] |DATE OF BIRTH=[[June 12]], [[1919]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Domoni]], [[Anjouan]], [[Comoros]] |DATE OF DEATH=[[November 26]], [[1989]] |PLACE OF DEATH=[[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]], [[Grande Comore]], Comoros }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdallah, Ahmed}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:1989 deaths]] [[Category:Leaders ousted by a coup]] [[Category:Presidents of Comoros]] [[Category:Assassinated heads of state]] [[Category:Assassinated Comorian politicians]] [[de:Ahmed Abdallah]] [[fr:Ahmed Abdallah]] [[pl:Ahmed Abdallah]] [[sv:Ahmed Abdallah]]