List of Presidents of Djibouti

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President of the
Republic of Djibouti
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Incumbent
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

since 8 May 1999
Residence Presidential Palace, Djibouti
Term length 5 years renewable
Inaugural holder Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Formation27 June 1977
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This is a list of Presidents of Djibouti . Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two official presidents. The president is both head of state and head of government of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibouti Armed Forces. The current president is Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, since 1999.

The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics. In politics, president is a title given to leaders of republican states.

Djibouti Country in Africa

Djibouti is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti occupies a total area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi). The state of Djibouti is predominantly inhabited by two ethnic groups, the Somali and the Afar people, the Somalis being the major ethnic group of the country.

A head of state is the public persona who officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state. Depending on the country's form of government and separation of powers, the head of state may be a ceremonial figurehead or concurrently the head of government. In a parliamentary system the head of state is the de jure leader of the nation, and there is a separate de facto leader, often with the title of prime minister. In contrast, a semi-presidential system has both heads of state and government as the leaders de facto of the nation.

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List

President of DjiboutiTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElection
1
Hassan Gouled Aptidon.jpg
Aptidon, Hassan Hassan Gouled Aptidon
(1916–2006)
27 June 19778 May 199921 years, 315 days RPP 1981
1987
1993
2
Ismail Omar Guelleh 2010.jpg
Guelleh, Ismaïl Ismaïl Omar Guelleh [2]
(born 1946)
8 May 1999Incumbent (Mandate expires 8 May 2022)19 years, 310 days RPP 1999
2005
2011
2016

Latest election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ismail Omar Guelleh People's Rally for Progress 112,25886.68
Omar Elmi Khaireh Union for National Salvation 9,4747.32
Mohamed Daoud Chehem Union for National Salvation 2,9592.28
Mohamed Moussa AliIndependent1,9821.53
Hassan Idriss AhmedIndependent1,8051.39
Djama Abdourahman DjamaIndependent1,0290.79
Invalid/blank votes
Total100
Registered voters/turnout187,090
Source: Yeclo

See also

French Territory of the Afars and the Issas

The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was formerly known as French Somaliland.

French Somaliland former French colony in the Horn of Africa

French Somaliland was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1883 and 1967.

These are lists of incumbents, including heads of states or of subnational entities.

Notes

  1. Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon
  2. Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon

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Politics of Djibouti takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the National Assembly. The party system and legislature are dominated by the socialist People's Rally for Progress. In April 2010, a new constitutional amendment was approved. The President serves as both the head of state and head of government, and is directly elected for single six-year term. Government is headed by the President, who appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the latter. There is also a 65-member chamber of deputies, where representatives are popularly elected for terms of five years. Administratively, the country is divided into five regions and one city, with eleven additional district subdivisions. Djibouti is also part of various international organisations, including the United Nations and Arab League.

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Foreign relations of Somaliland

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This is a list of rulers and office-holders of Djibouti.

Somaliland is an unrecognized de facto state in East Africa. The Holy See, in line with all other UN member states, does not recognize the independence of Somaliland, favouring a peaceful solution of unity for all of Somalia. Very few native Christians exist and, owing to its unrecognized status, few expatriate Christian are in the country either.

Ali Aref Bourhan President of the Government Council the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas

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French Somaliland in World War II

French Somaliland, with its capital at Djibouti, was the scene of only minor skirmishing during World War II, principally between June and July 1940. After the fall of France the colony was briefly in limbo until a governor loyal to the Vichy government was installed on 25 July. It was the last French possession in Africa to remain loyal to Vichy, surrendering to Free French forces only on 26 December 1942. Pierre Nouailhetas governed the territory through most of the Vichy period. In response to aerial bombardment by the British, he instituted a brutal reign of terror against both Europeans and locals, and was eventually recalled and forced to retire. From September 1940, the colony was under an Allied blockade, and many of its inhabitants fled to neighbouring British Somaliland. After the territory's liberation, it cycled through governors rapidly and recovery from the deprivation of 1940–42 was only beginning when the war ended in 1945.

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