List of presidents of Djibouti
Appearance
President of Djibouti | |
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Madaxaweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Djibouti | |
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Type | |
Abbreviation | POD |
Residence | Presidential Palace,Djibouti |
Seat | Djibouti |
Term length | 5 years renewable |
Inaugural holder | Hassan Gouled Aptidon |
Formation | 27 June 1977 |
Salary | 1,777,200Djiboutian francs/10,000 USD annually[1] |
Website | https:// presidence.dj/ |
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This is alist ofpresidentsofDjibouti.Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. The president is bothhead of stateandhead of governmentof Djibouti and thecommander-in-chiefof theDjibouti Armed Forces.The current president isIsmaïl Omar Guelleh,since 1999.
Overview[edit]
The first president of Djibouti wasHassan Gouled Aptidon,one of the leaders of the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance (LPAI), who took office on 27 June 1977, the day on which Djibouti was declared a republic.
Term limits[edit]
There was a two-term limit for the president in theConstitution of Djibouti.This limit was lifted in 2010.[2]
List of officeholders[edit]
- Political parties
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Hassan Gouled Aptidon (1916–2006) |
1981 1987 1993 |
27 June 1977 | 8 May 1999 | 21 years, 315 days | RPP |
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Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born 1947)[a] |
1999 2005 2011 2016 2021 |
8 May 1999 | Incumbent | 25 years, 60 days | RPP (UMP) |
Timeline[edit]
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Latest election[edit]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ismaïl Omar Guelleh | People's Rally for Progress | 155,291 | 97.30 | |
Zakaria Ismael Farah | MDEND | 4,314 | 2.70 | |
Total | 159,605 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 159,605 | 96.81 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 5,261 | 3.19 | ||
Total votes | 164,866 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 215,687 | 76.44 | ||
Source:Journal officiel |
See also[edit]
- Djibouti
- French Territory of the Afars and the Issas(FTAI)
- French Somaliland
- Lists of office-holders
Notes[edit]
- ^Nephew of Hassan Gouled Aptidon.
References[edit]
- ^"Tables turned at Djibouti corruption trial".29 October 2015.
- ^Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph."Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa".Africa Center for Strategic Studies.