Ahmed Abdallah

Infobox Officeholder
name =Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane
nationality =Comoros
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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, 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 ( _ar. أحمد عبد الله عبد الرحمن, "Ahmad Abd Allah Abd ar-Rahman", 12 June, 1919 – 26 November, 1989)cite web| url = http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/anames-nf/Abdallah+Ahmed| title = Ahmed Abdallah| accessdate = 2006-12-28| publisher = Kentix Computing] was a Comorian politician. He was President of the Comoros from 25 October, 1978 until his death.cite web| url = http://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire| title = Histoire des Comores| accessdate = 2006-12-26 | date = 2006-11-16| publisher = MweziNet]

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.)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] 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.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] Jaffar, meanwhile, was overthrown by Ali Soilih in 1976.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]

econd presidency

Abdallah, (who had been living in exile Paris, France) staged a coup against Soilih in 1978 with the help of mercenary Bob Denard. 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."cite web| url = http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Comoros.html| title = Comoros| accessdate = 2006-12-29| last = Cahoon | first = Benjamin M| publisher = Worldstatesmen.org] On July 22, their titles were changed to "Co-Chairmen of the Directorate," and on October 3, Abdallah became the lone chair.

On October 25, Abdallah assumed the title of president and remained in office until his death, despite three separate coup attempts against him.cite encyclopedia | editor = Chernow, Barbara A. and George A. Vallasi | encyclopedia = The Columbia Encyclopedia | title = Comoros | accessdate = 2006-12-28 | edition = Fifth edition | year = 1993 | publisher = Columbia University Press | id = |0-395-62438-X | pages = page 615] In 1982, Abdallah had the UDC and all other parties abolished, and a new party, the Comorian Union for Progress (UCP), was set up.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] Comoros became a one-party state, with the UCP being the only legal party.

Abdallah was re-elected unopposed in 1984. On November 26, 1989, he was assassinated in the capital, 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

Persondata
NAME=Abdallah, Ahmed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane
SHORT DESCRIPTION=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, Grande Comore, Comoros