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s of
Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. The president is both
head of state
A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...
and
head of government
In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...
of Djibouti and the
commander-in-chief of the
Djibouti Armed Forces. The current president is
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, since 1999.
Overview
The first president of Djibouti was
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 ...
, one of the leaders of the Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance (LPAI), who took office on 27 June 1977, the day on which Djibouti was declared a republic.
Term limits
There was a two-term limit for the president in the
Constitution of Djibouti. This limit was lifted in 2010.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
Timeline
Latest election
See also
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History of Djibouti
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Politics of Djibouti
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List of prime ministers of Djibouti
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First Lady of Djibouti
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French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI; ) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an Overseas territory (France), overseas territory of France. The area was formerly known as French Soma ...
(FTAI)
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French Somaliland
French Somaliland (; ; ) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. The Republic of Djibouti is its legal successor state.
History
French Somalil ...
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List of governors of French Somaliland
Notes
References
External links
World Statesmen – Djibouti
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Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
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Djibouti politics-related lists
1977 establishments in Djibouti