President of Grande Comore
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The President of Grande Comore is the head of the autonomous government of Grande Comore
(Ngazidja), the largest island of the Comoros
. The position was established in 2002 following the adoption of the Comorian Constitution of 2001.
Abdou Soulé Elbak
, elected in two rounds (12 and 19 May 2002) as an opponent of then-President of the Union Azali Assoumani
, served as the island's first president. He took office on 29 May 2002. Elbak attempted to win a second term in office in June 2007, but was defeated in the first round. Mohamed Abdoulwahab
, a lawyer and politician, emerged as the winner and took office on 30 June 2007.
Grande Comore
Grande Comore is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital...
(Ngazidja), the largest island 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...
. The position was established in 2002 following the adoption of the Comorian Constitution of 2001.
Abdou Soulé Elbak
Abdou Soulé Elbak
Mzé Abdou Soulé Elbak was president of the autonomous island of Grande Comore in the Comoros from 2002 to 2007.-References:...
, elected in two rounds (12 and 19 May 2002) as an opponent of then-President of the Union Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani was a president of the Comoros. He became leader of the country on 30 April 1999 after leading a coup to depose acting president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, who he saw as pandering to the independence movement on Anjouan...
, served as the island's first president. He took office on 29 May 2002. Elbak attempted to win a second term in office in June 2007, but was defeated in the first round. Mohamed Abdoulwahab
Mohamed Abdoulwahab
Mohamed Abdoulwahab has been president of the autonomous island of Grande Comore in the Comoros since 30 June 2007....
, a lawyer and politician, emerged as the winner and took office on 30 June 2007.
List of Presidents of Grande Comore (2002-Present)
- Abdou Soulé ElbakAbdou Soulé ElbakMzé Abdou Soulé Elbak was president of the autonomous island of Grande Comore in the Comoros from 2002 to 2007.-References:...
(29 May 2002 - 26 May 2007) - Soulé Ahamada Mroivili (26 May 2007 - 30 May 2007) (substitute)
- Soudjay Hamadi (30 May 2007 - 30 June 2007) (interim)
- Mohamed AbdoulwahabMohamed AbdoulwahabMohamed Abdoulwahab has been president of the autonomous island of Grande Comore in the Comoros since 30 June 2007....
(30 June 2007 - Present)