Ahmed-Idriss Moussa (; 1 January 1933 – 5 June 2020) was a Djiboutian politician who served in the

French National Assembly The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known ...

from 1962 to 1967. An independent, he was the main opposition candidate in the 1999 presidential election against President

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (; ; born 27 November 1947) is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is often referred to by his initials, IOG. Guelleh wa ...

Background

Moussa was a nurse at the Peltier Hospital of Djibouti, then worked at the Banque de l'Indochine. A nationalist militant, he participated in the founding of the Popular Movement Party (PMP), which he headed. He is elected to the Territorial Assembly on June 23, 1957, on the list of Mahmoud Harbi. He was elected to the

in November 1962, supported by the PMP against

Hassan Gouled Aptidon Hassan Gouled Aptidon (; ; October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006) was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999. Biography He was born in the small village of Gerisa in the Lughaya district in British Somaliland. He was born into the ...

and Ahmed Dini. It sits until 1967 on the benches of the Union for the new Republic (UNR). In 1963, he signed Arta's agreement rejecting foreign claims on the CFS. In 1966 he would again support the independence movements. At independence, he becomes a deputy. In 1981, he founded an opposition party with Ahmed Dini and Abdallah Mohamed Kamil. He is then arrested. In 1999, he ran in the presidential election against

Ismail Omar Guelleh In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael (; ; ; ) is the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. He died at the age of 137. Traditionally, he is seen as the ancestor of the Arabs. Within Islam, Ishm ...

. Moussa died on 5 June 2020, at the age of 87.

References

1933 births 2020 deaths Djiboutian politicians Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic {{Djibouti-politician-stub