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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of state leaders in 1993
President - Aristides Pereira, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
President - Meles Zenawi, President of Ethiopia (1991-1995)
Liberia - Amos Sawyer, President of Liberia (1990-1996)
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 List of Presidents of Comoros Information
While president, he died at the age of 62, at his palace in the capital Moroni, only hours after returning from a visit to Turkey and Spain.
Interim president because Azali resigned his position to run in the 14 April 2002 presidential elections.
Azali elected president with 75% of the vote in the 14 April 2002 elections.
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 Comoros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Comoros (IPA: [kəˡmɔːɹəʊz]), officially the Union of the Comoros (French: 'Union des Comores', [ynjɔ̃ de kɔmɔʀ]; Arabic: اتحاد القمر‎, [ʔitːiˡħæːd ælˈqɒmær], and until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros), is a country in the Indian Ocean, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
Comoros also is a member of the Organization of African Unity, the Arab League, the European Development Fund, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Indian Ocean Commission, and the African Development Bank.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
President can also be the title of the chief executive at a lower administrative level, such as the parish presidents of the parishes of the U.S. state of Louisiana, the presiding member of city council for villages in the U.S. state of Illinois, or the municipal presidents of Mexico's municipalities.
In French legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", Monsieur le Président, or appropriate feminine forms).
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge (and Senator) of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836.
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 Comoros - Gurupedia
Over the centuries, the islands of Comoros were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Indonesia, and Madagascar.
Comoros is formed by three of the four main islands in the Comoros Archipelago; the fourth is the French territory of Mayotte.
Comoros is one of the poorest countries in the world.
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 President - Knowmore
Under the French Third and the Fourth Republics, the "President of the Council" (of ministers) was the head of government, with the President of the Republic a largely symbolic figurehead.
In these countries, the sash is a symbol of the presidency's continuity, and presenting the sash to the new president is a key part of the inauguration ceremony.
Though the president is to be chosen solely by a unanimous decision by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the entire body of the church votes to sustain the President in this calling.
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 Comoros Information Center - comoros islands
The Union of the Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is a country in the Indian Ocean, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
A comoros insurance subsequent attempt by the government to reestablish control over the rebellious current news in comoros islands by force failed, and subsequently the African Union, under the auspices of President comoros crash Mbeki of South Africa, has brokered negotiations to effect a reconciliation.
Comoros is formed by comoros google comoros islands beaches three of the four main islands in the Comoros arab.net comoros comoros plants Archipelago; the fourth is the French territory of Mayotte.
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 Top20Comoros.com - Your Top20 Guide to Comoros!
Politics of the Union of the Comoros takes place in a framework of a federal presidential republic, whereby the President of the Comoros is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Comoros has repeatedly pressed its claim to Mayotte before the United Nations General Assembly, which has adopted a series of resolutions under the caption "Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte", opining that Mayotte belongs to Comoros under the principle that the territorial integrity of colonial territories should be preserved upon independence.
Comoros also is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, the European Development Fund, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Indian Ocean Commission, and the African Development Bank.
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 Comoros in one-horse pole race: News24: Archive: News24
The candidates were turned away from Radio Comoros, where they had hoped to make a broadcast to the population, and then made a tour of the island to spread their message.
Simultaneously with the presidential primary, a referendum was due to be held across the Comoros on Sunday in which voters are to be asked to give their backing to the new constitutions drawn up for each of the three islands.
The Comoros, lying off the southeast coast of Africa, has been plagued by chronic instability and repeated coups since three of the four islands - Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli - voted for independence from France in 1975 and formed an Islamic republic.
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 Islamic World.Net: Countries
Wezombeli - the national Scouting organization of the Comoros.
Comorian Language - (Shikomor) is the most widely used language on the Comoros (independent islands in the Indian Ocean, off Mozambique and Madagascar).
U.S. Library of Congress Country Study: Comoros - country profile, history, and government information.
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The Union presidency now moves from Grand Comore to Anjouan, so first-round voting on Sunday was reserved for Anjouan's 117,000 voters, who narrowed down 13 presidential hopefuls to the three candidates.
The president will have a four-year mandate, after which the torch is passed to the island of Moheli in 2010.
Another challenge, Mazza said, would be to implement and sustain the poverty reduction strategy presented to donors, the international community and the private sector at a conference in December last year, which attracted $200 million in pledges to support the action plans derived from the poverty reduction strategy.
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 LIBERIA : Encyclopedia Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
As a condition for the end of the conflict, interim president Amos Sawyer resigned in 1994, handing power to the Council of State.
While Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo confirmed receipt of the request and notified the Chairman of the African Union, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mamadou Tandja on March 17, 2006, Nigeria’s plans to comply with the request were not immediately clear.
The longest serving president in Liberian history was William Tubman, serving from 1944 until his death in 1971.
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 Hopes for an end to power struggle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
The South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma, will host and chair the forum on the Comoros in her capacities as chairwoman of the African Union (AU) Executive Council of Ministers and Coordinator of Countries of the region, her office said in a statement.
However, Comoros Union President Azali Assoumani was absent from the list of delegates expected in Pretoria.
He described the power struggle in the Comoros as a "disagreement over the authority of certain ministries - it's not so much a political difference [it's more] a difference in interpretation of the constitution".
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 Working Group on Security Council Bureau: Submissions by Member States
The consultations between the President of the Security Council with respective Chairmen of the regional groups would be regularized to deal with the Council's substantive issues and a review of its activities.
The outgoing President of the Council would report on the accomplishments of the council during his/her tenure in a briefing for the general membership in an informal public meeting.
The criteria and the list should be flexible so that it could be updated after a certain period of time, that is, there should be a mechanism that would ensure that political and economic changes in the international scene would be reflected in the composition of the Council more regularly.
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 BBC NEWS | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Comoros
The people of the Comoros are among the poorest in Africa and are heavily dependent on foreign aid.
The presidency of the union rotates between the three islands.
The presidents of the three semi-autonomous islands are vice presidents of the Union of Comoros.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070727.stm   (640 words)

  
 Comoros
The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is principally a three-island country in southern Africa, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
Colonel Azali Assoumani seized power in a bloodless coup in April 1999, overthrowing Interim President Tadjiddine Ben Said Massounde, who himself had held the office since the strange death of democratically elected President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim in November, 1998.
General elections were held in 2004, in which federal president Azali suffered a major setback by only winning 6 of the 18 seats in the National assembly, the other going to the supporters of the presidents of the semi-autonomous islands.
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 News - 21 September 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Both the First Lady and the President agreed that children who have voluntarily or against their will taken part in combat and seen atrocities should receive urgent help in order for them to develop into responsible citizens of tomorrow.
The President thanked the Chair of the Committee for reminding the committee of the previous decisions of the General Assembly regarding timely and efficient conduct of the work of the committee, including the need to rationalize its work.
The President also mentioned his plans to meet with the heads of the Bretton Woods institutions in Washington DC when further discussions about the process of Financing for Development could be held.
www.un.org /ga/president/55/news/210900.htm   (448 words)

  
 Comoros - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
By the end of 2003, the issue of the separation of powers between the president of the Union and the presidents of the constituent islands had not been resolved.
Political opponents of both the island and Union governments were allegedly tortured in military camps and held in unofficial detention facilities.
Two ministers on the island of Ngazidja (Grand Comore) and an adviser to the island’s president were arrested in February on grounds of state security.
web.amnesty.org /report2004/com-summary-eng   (338 words)

  
 [Volokh] New post at The Volokh Conspiracy
President Bush and President Clinton knew, as their predecessors learned, that they could trust the Foreign Service to serve them without regard to party.
This trust has been hard won as a number of Presidents have come to office distrusting the Service, convinced of a political bias -- most often based on loyal service to the outgoing administration.
A president must be able to count on the career services to remain above the political fray, provide disinterested advice, and faithfully execute decisions taken.
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 IFES Election Guide - Country Profile: Comoros - Elections
Previously the presidency was held by Grand Comore and is due to rotate to Moheli in 2010.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by attacks on radio stations in the Comoros in the run-up to May 14 federal elections in the Indian Ocean state.
The party of outgoing Union of Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been implicated in a scandal over allegedly trying to influence the outcome of presidential primary elections.
www.electionguide.org /country-news.php?ID=49   (744 words)

  
 Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
Noteworthy paintings decorating the walls in the foyers and halls extol the wide, open areas that characterise XIX and early XX century buildings.
As the official residence of presidents and celebrities throughout Mexican History, Chapultepec Castle has witnessed from high up important events in the Valley of Mexico, all of which have shaped its historic and symbolic character that remains to our days.
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 Heads of state of Comoros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Summary of the 16 April and 14 May 2006 Comoros presidential election results
Summary of the 10 March and 14 April 2002 Comoros presidential election results
[edit] List of Heads of State of the Comoros
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Fazul, from the Comoros Islands, is identified by the FBI as the "head of al Qaeda's Kenyan cell" and trained at a bin Laden camp.
Fazul, from the Comoros Islands, is > identified by the > FBI as the "head of al Qaeda's Kenyan cell" and > trained at a bin Laden > camp.
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 Dean, Yankee of Vermont by Michael Lind - The Globalist > > Global Politics
Michael Lind examines the surprisingly long list of political burdens of Yankees in U.S. political history — which Democrats have to overcome to get elected.
The New England-based Federalist Party lost control early in the presidency when Thomas Jefferson was elected in 1800.
That success came about only because the winner of the popular vote, Andrew Jackson, was passed over by the House of Representatives in an election without an electoral-vote majority winner.
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 Comoros - Amnesty International
Presidential elections for the Union of the Comoros were won by Colonel Assoumani Azali, who was inaugurated on 26 May. Following the elections, the four presidents and island representatives met regularly to discuss power-sharing arrangements between the central and island governments.
The opposition’s protest focused on fraudulent electoral lists that favoured the government in power.
Under considerable international pressure to maintain the election timetable, the electoral lists were not corrected.
web.amnesty.org /report2003/Com-summary-eng   (449 words)

  
 List of Presidents of Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
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