Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity
The Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity served as the head of the Organisation of African Unity, a rotating position.[1]
List[]
# | Portrait | Chairperson | Took Office | Left Office | Country | Region |
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1 | ![]() |
Haile Selassie I | 25 May 1963 | 17 July 1964 | ![]() |
East Africa |
2 | ![]() |
Gamal Abdel Nasser | 17 July 1964 | 21 October 1965 | ![]() |
North Africa |
3 | ![]() |
Kwame Nkrumah | 21 October 1965 | 24 February 1966 | ![]() |
West Africa |
4 | Joseph Arthur Ankrah | 24 February 1966 | 5 November 1966 | |||
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Haile Selassie I | 5 November 1966 | 11 September 1967 | ![]() |
East Africa |
5 | ![]() |
Mobutu Sese Seko | 11 September 1967 | 13 September 1968 | ![]() |
Central Africa |
6 | ![]() |
Houari Boumedienne | 13 September 1968 | 6 September 1969 | ![]() |
North Africa |
7 | ![]() |
Ahmadou Ahidjo | 6 September 1969 | 1 September 1970 | ![]() |
Central Africa |
8 | ![]() |
Kenneth Kaunda | 1 September 1970 | 21 June 1971 | ![]() |
Southern Africa |
9 | ![]() |
Moktar Ould Daddah | 21 June 1971 | 12 June 1972 | ![]() |
North Africa |
10 | ![]() |
Hassan II | 12 June 1972 | 27 May 1973 | ![]() |
North Africa |
11 | ![]() |
Yakubu Gowon | 27 May 1973 | 12 June 1974 | ![]() |
West Africa |
12 | ![]() |
Muhammad Siad Barre | 12 June 1974 | 28 July 1975 | ![]() |
East Africa |
13 | ![]() |
Idi Amin | 28 July 1975 | 2 July 1976 | ![]() |
East Africa |
14 | ![]() |
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | 2 July 1976 | 2 July 1977 | ![]() |
Southern Africa |
15 | ![]() |
Omar Bongo | 2 July 1977 | 18 July 1978 | ![]() |
Central Africa |
16 | ![]() |
Gaafar Nimeiry | 18 July 1978 | 12 July 1979 | ![]() |
East Africa |
17 | William R. Tolbert, Jr. | 12 July 1979 | 12 April 1980 | ![]() |
West Africa | |
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Léopold Sédar Senghor Acting Chairperson |
28 April 1980 | 1 July 1980 | ![]() | ||
18 | Siaka Stevens | 1 July 1980 | 24 June 1981 | ![]() |
West Africa | |
19 | ![]() |
Daniel arap Moi | 24 June 1981 | 6 June 1983 | ![]() |
East Africa |
20 | ![]() |
Mengistu Haile Mariam | 6 June 1983 | 12 November 1984 | ![]() |
East Africa |
21 | ![]() |
Julius Nyerere | 12 November 1984 | 18 July 1985 | ![]() |
East Africa |
22 | ![]() |
Abdou Diouf | 18 July 1985 | 28 July 1986 | ![]() |
West Africa |
23 | ![]() |
Denis Sassou-Nguesso | 28 July 1986 | 27 July 1987 | ![]() |
Central Africa |
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Kenneth Kaunda | 27 July 1987 | 25 May 1988 | ![]() |
Southern Africa |
24 | ![]() |
Moussa Traoré | 25 May 1988 | 24 July 1989 | ![]() |
West Africa |
25 | ![]() |
Hosni Mubarak | 24 July 1989 | 9 July 1990 | ![]() |
North Africa |
26 | ![]() |
Yoweri Museveni | 9 July 1990 | 3 June 1991 | ![]() |
East Africa |
27 | ![]() |
Ibrahim Babangida | 3 June 1991 | 29 June 1992 | ![]() |
West Africa |
(23) | ![]() |
Abdou Diouf | 29 June 1992 | 28 June 1993 | ![]() |
West Africa |
(26) | ![]() |
Hosni Mubarak | 28 June 1993 | 13 June 1994 | ![]() |
North Africa |
28 | ![]() |
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 13 June 1994 | 26 June 1995 | ![]() |
North Africa |
29 | ![]() |
Meles Zenawi | 26 June 1995 | 8 July 1996 | ![]() |
East Africa |
30 | ![]() |
Paul Biya | 8 July 1996 | 2 June 1997 | ![]() |
Central Africa |
31 | ![]() |
Robert Mugabe | 2 June 1997 | 8 June 1998 | ![]() |
Southern Africa |
32 | ![]() |
Blaise Compaoré | 8 June 1998 | 12 July 1999 | ![]() |
West Africa |
33 | ![]() |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika | 12 July 1999 | 10 July 2000 | ![]() |
North Africa |
34 | ![]() |
Gnassingbé Eyadéma | 10 July 2000 | 9 July 2001 | ![]() |
West Africa |
35 | Frederick Chiluba | 9 July 2001 | 2 January 2002 | ![]() |
Southern Africa | |
36 | ![]() |
Levy Mwanawasa | 2 January 2002 | 9 July 2002 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "OAU Founders". African Union. Retrieved 30 January 2014.[dead link]
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