Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim (; 20 February 1936 – 6 November 1998) served as the sixth

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from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.

Life

He was born in Mbeni,

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and issued family privileges, he was the beneficiary of Djumbé Fumu, clan of ba wazir descendant of Sultan Boina Hadji. He studied in

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as a child then went to France to continue his education and obtain an engineering degree in

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. Returning to Grande Comore,

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made him responsible for the public works in

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where he made the acquaintance of

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Career positions

*1970 : Minister of Development under the second government of Said Ibrahim Ben Ali *1971 : Minister of Education *1972 : Minister of Rural Development under the government of Saïd Mohamed Jaffar *1973 : Minister of Special Planning under Ahmed Abdallah *1975 : Minister of the Interior He took refuge in Mbeni under the regime of

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, resisting with civil disobedience and jailed. He was freed from captivity by mercenaries. In 1978 he was the Secretary of the Directory Counsel presided by

. From 1978 to 1984 he was the President of the Federal Assembly He broke ties with Abdallah and took refuge in France from December 1984 until January 1990.

Later political career

In 1990, Taki returned to the country and became a candidate for president in the 1990 elections after the death of Abdallah. However,

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won the elections. Taki then took refuge in France again from March 1990 to November 1991. He served as

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from 7 January 1992 to 15 July 1992 and was acting President from 2 October 1995 to 5 October 1995. He was elected

from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.

References

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