Hassan Gouled Aptidon (Arabic: حسن جولد أبتيدون), born October 15, 1916,in a small village called Garissa in the Lughaya district of Somaliland, was the President of Djibouti (1977-1999) and Prime Minister between May and July, 1977. Image File history File links Gouled. ... Image File history File links Gouled. ... The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Heads of State of Djibouti Affiliations:- See also:- Djibouti Heads of Government of Djibouti French Territory of Afars and Issas (FTAI) French Somaliland Colonial Heads of Djibouti (French Somaliland) Lists of Incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... List of Heads of Government of Djibouti (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Djibouti Heads of State of Djibouti French Territory of Afars and Issas (FTAI) French Somaliland Colonial Heads of Djibouti (French Somaliland) Lists of Incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
In 1981, he turned the country into a one party state by declaring that his party, the Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès (RPP) (People's Rally for Progress), was the sole legal one. After the breakout of a civil war in 1991 he allowed for partially free elections in 1992; just four parties were allowed to participate, excluding the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD), which had started the war. The RPP won 72% of the vote, and Aptidon was reelected for a fourth term in 1993. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peoples Rally for Progress (French: Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès, RPP) is a governing political party in Djibouti. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Politics of Djibouti Categories: Politics stubs | Substubs | Djibouti political parties ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
He stepped down in 1999, at the age of 83. His successor was his nephew, Ismail Omar Guelleh. He died on 21 November2006 aged 90.[1] 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh shake hands at the Presidential residence in Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born November 27, 1947) is the second president of Djibouti. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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^ "Décès du Président Hassan Gouled à l’âge de 90 ans", Agence djiboutienne d'information, 2006-11-21. (in French)
HassanGouledAptidon, who became Djibouti's first leader after independence from French rule and who served as a mediator among warring neighbors in the Horn of Africa, died Nov. 21 at his home in the capital city of Djibouti.
Gouled's greatest foray into diplomacy was his strong advocacy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a multination group formed in the mid-1980s to combat drought that went on to tackle subregional economic and political development.
Gouled became chairman of the group, whose secretariat is in Djibouti, and used his authority to become a regional peace broker.
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