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In December [[2000]] he sacked the chief of staff of the National Police Force, [[Yacin Yabeh]], who shortly afterward unsuccessfully attempted a [[Coup d'état|coup]].<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=8113&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=DJIBOUTI "Witnesses describe “coup attempt”"], IRIN, December 8, 2000.</ref> |
In December [[2000]] he sacked the chief of staff of the National Police Force, [[Yacin Yabeh]], who shortly afterward unsuccessfully attempted a [[Coup d'état|coup]].<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=8113&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=DJIBOUTI "Witnesses describe “coup attempt”"], IRIN, December 8, 2000.</ref> |
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He was the only candidate in the [[Elections in Djibouti|presidential election in Djibouti]] held on [[April 8]], [[2005]]. |
He was the only candidate in the [[Elections in Djibouti|presidential election in Djibouti]] held on [[April 8]], [[2005]].<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=46353&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=DJIBOUTI "No challengers for Guelleh as presidential campaign kicks off"], IRIN, March 29, 2005.</ref> Without a challenger, he won 100% of the ballots cast. He has said that his second six-year term will be his last.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4421515.stm], BBC.co.uk, April 9, 2005.</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Politics of Djibouti]] |
* [[Politics of Djibouti]] |
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* [[Radio France Internationale]] (RFI)'s censored interview about judge Bernard Borrel's 1995 suspicious death |
* [[Radio France Internationale]] (RFI)'s censored interview about judge Bernard Borrel's 1995 suspicious death |
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Revision as of 11:07, 2 June 2006
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born November 27, 1947) is the second president of Djibouti. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, in 1999.
In December 2000 he sacked the chief of staff of the National Police Force, Yacin Yabeh, who shortly afterward unsuccessfully attempted a coup.[1]
He was the only candidate in the presidential election in Djibouti held on April 8, 2005.[2] Without a challenger, he won 100% of the ballots cast. He has said that his second six-year term will be his last.[3]
See also
- Template:Fr Bernard Borrel
- Heads of State of Djibouti
- Politics of Djibouti
- Radio France Internationale (RFI)'s censored interview about judge Bernard Borrel's 1995 suspicious death
References
- ^ "Witnesses describe “coup attempt”", IRIN, December 8, 2000.
- ^ "No challengers for Guelleh as presidential campaign kicks off", IRIN, March 29, 2005.
- ^ [1], BBC.co.uk, April 9, 2005.
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