Heads of government of the Comoros - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

List of Heads of Government of the Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
French Suzerainty
French overseas territory
13 August 1957 to 1 January 1962	Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed was a Comorian politician. He was born in Mutsamudu on the island of Anjouan. During the 1950s, he became one of the most important non-French political leaders in the Comoros, and served as vice-president of the government council from 1957 until 1962... , Vice President of the Government Council
1 January 1962 to 16 March 1970	Said Mohamed Cheikh Said Mohamed Cheikh Said Mohamed Cheikh was the head of the Government of Comoros from 1962 until his death in 1970.Cheikh served in the French National Assembly from 1946-1962 and He was also the president of the Parti Vert and of the Governing Council.-Biography:Cheikh was born in 1904 but he completed his... , President of the Government Council	PV/UDC
2 April 1970 to 16 June 1972	Said Ibrahim Ben Ali Said Ibrahim Ben Ali Said Ibrahim Ben Ali was the chief minister of The Comoros from 2 April 1970 - 16 July 1972. He was part of the Said family, including other Comorian politicians like Said Mohamed Jaffar, Said Atthoumani, and Said Ali Kemal.-Source:... , President of the Government Council	PB/UDC
16 June 1972 to 26 December 1972	Said Mohamed Jaffar Said Mohamed Jaffar Prince Said Mohamed Jaffar was the former president of the State of Comoros from August 1975 until January 1976, as well as chief minister of the Comoros government from August till December 1975.... , President of the Government Council	RDPC
26 December 1972 to 6 July 1975	Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane was a Comorian politician. He was President of the Comoros from 25 October 1978 until his death.-Life prior to the presidency:... , President of the Government Council	PV/UDC
State of Comoros Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...	Independence from France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Etat Comorien Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... )
7 January 1976 to 24 May 1978	Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed was a Comorian politician. He served as prime minister of Comoros from January 7, 1976 until December 22, 1978. He was a nephew of Mohamed Ahmed. For most of that time he was serving under President Ali Soilih... , Prime Minister
Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
(République Fédérale Islamique des Comores Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... )
(Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... )
24 May 1978 to 22 December 1978	Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed was a Comorian politician. He served as prime minister of Comoros from January 7, 1976 until December 22, 1978. He was a nephew of Mohamed Ahmed. For most of that time he was serving under President Ali Soilih... , Prime Minister
22 December 1978 to 8 February 1982	Salim Ben Ali Salim Ben Ali Salim Ben Ali Al-Qasimi served as prime minister of Comoros under President Ahmed Abdallah from December 22, 1978 until February 8, 1982.... , Prime Minister
8 February 1982 to 31 December 1984	Ali Mroudjae Ali Mroudjaé Ali Mroudjae is a former Prime Minister and foreign minister of the Comoros. Mroudjae became foreign minister after the coup by Bob Denard brought Ahmed Abdallah to power in 1978. He continued in that position until 8 February 1982, when he became prime minister. He left the office of Prime... , Prime Minister	UCP
31 December 1984 to 7 January 1992	vacant
7 January 1992 to 15 July 1992	Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim was President of the Comoros from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.-His Life:... , Prime Minister	RND
15 July 1992 to 1 January 1993	vacant
1 January 1993 to 26 May 1993	Ibrahim Abderamane Halidi, Prime Minister
26 May 1993 to 19 June 1993	Said Ali Mohamed, Prime Minister
20 June 1993 to 2 January 1994	Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane Ahmed Ben Cheikh Attoumane is a former politician in the Comoros. A former presidential adviser, he served as Prime Minister of Comoros from 20 June 1993 until 2 January 1994, leaving his post amid a domestic crisis that saw public unrest. He replaced Saïd Ali Mohamed as Prime Minister.-References:... , Prime Minister
2 January 1994 to 14 October 1994	Mohamed Abdou Madi, Prime Minister	RND
14 October 1994 to 29 April 1995	Halifa Houmadi, Prime Minister	RND
29 April 1995 to 27 March 1996	Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed is a Comorian politician. He was the country's Vice-President from June 2002 until 27 February 2006, when he resigned in order to participate in the upcoming election for Union president... , Prime Minister
27 March 1996 to 27 December 1996	Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde was a Comorian politician.Massounde served as Prime Minister from 27 March 1996 to 27 December 1996. After the death of President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim on 6 November 1998, he became interim President. His government was overthrown in a 30 April 1999 military coup... , Prime Minister
27 December 1996 to 9 September 1997	Ahmed Abdou Ahmed Abdou Ahmed Abdou is a Comorian politician. He was prime minister of Comoros from 27 Dec 1996 to 9 Sept 1997.-Biography:He was born in Mutsamudu on the island of Anjouan. He served as finance minister in the autonomous government of the Comoros briefly during 1972, and again from 1973 until the country... , Prime Minister
7 December 1997 to 30 May 1998	Nourdine Bourhane Nourdine Bourhane Nourdine Bourhane is a politician from the Comoros and one of the Vice Presidents of the Comoros since May 2011. Previously, Bourhane served as prime minister of Comoros from December 1997 to May 1998.... , Prime Minister
30 May 1998 to 22 November 1998	vacant
22 November 1998 to 30 April 1999	Abbas Djoussouf Abbas Djoussouf Abbas Djoussouf was a politician in The Comoros. He was Prime Minister from 22 November 1998 until 30 April 1999. He was the main opposition leader when named Prime Minister by Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde in a move to help soothe secessionist movements across The Comoros... , Prime Minister	FNR
30 April 1999 to 7 December 1999	vacant
2 December 1999 to 29 November 2000	Bianrifi Tarmidi Bianrifi Tarmidi Bianrifi Tarmidi is the former Prime Minister of the Comoros from 2 December 1999 until 29 November 2000. He was appointed to his position under Colonel and President Azali Assoumani after he seized power in an April 1999 coup... , Prime Minister
29 November 2000 to 23 December 2001	Hamada Madi Hamada Madi Hamada Madi, widely known as "Boléro", is a Comorian politician, former Prime Minister and interim President.Born on the island of Mohéli in 1965, he gained a degree in constitutional law in Ukraine and worked as a political adviser in Comoros, becoming secretary general of the Comoros Republican... , Prime Minister
Union of Comoros Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... (Union des Comores Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... )
الاتحاد القمر Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... (Udzima wa Komori Comoros The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar... )
23 December 2001 to 15 April 2002	Hamada Madi Hamada Madi Hamada Madi, widely known as "Boléro", is a Comorian politician, former Prime Minister and interim President.Born on the island of Mohéli in 1965, he gained a degree in constitutional law in Ukraine and worked as a political adviser in Comoros, becoming secretary general of the Comoros Republican... , Prime Minister		(contd.)
15 April 2002 to Present	vacant

Affiliations


FNR	Forum nationale de reprise	(Forum of National Recovery) - pro-federated republic
NJ	Front National pour la Justice	(National Front for Justice) - islamist
RND	Rassemblement National pour la Développement	(National Rally for Development) - conservative traditionalist
UCP	Union Comorienne pour le Progrès	(Comorian Union for Progress Comorian Union for Progress The Comorian Union for Progress is a defunct political party in the Comoros.In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist government of Ali Soilih, bringing Ahmed Abdallah back to power. In February 1982, Abdallah banned all existing political parties and created... ) - only legal party Feb 1982-1989
UNF	Uni National Front	(United National Front) - anti-Abdallah
FNUK-Unikom	Front National Uni des Komoriens-Union des Komoriens	(United National Front of Comorians-Union of Comoros) - anti-Soilih 1979-
MLIC	Mouvement pour la Libération des Îles Comores	(Comoro Liberation Movement) - pro-independence, anti-French
PB	Parti Blanc	(White Party White Party The White Party is the name of a number of circuit parties held annually, catering to the LGBT communities. Its name comes from the requirement that party-goers dress in all or almost all white... ) - progressive, later RDPC
PV	Parti Vert	(Green Party) - later RND
RDPC	Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Comorien	(Democratic Assembly of the Comorian People) i progressive
UDC	Union Démocratique des Comores	(Comoros Democratic Union) - conservative
Mil	Military
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