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  Politics of Djibouti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1981, Hassan Gouled Aptidon was elected as President of Djibouti.
In 1999, President Hassan Gouled Aptidon's chief of staff, head of security, and key advisor for over 20 years, Ismail Omar Guelleh was elected to the Presidency as the RPP candidate.
Ismail Omar Guelleh took the oath of office as the second President of the Republic of Djibouti on May 8, 1999, with the support of an alliance between the RPP and the government-recognized section of the Afar-led FRUD.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Djibouti   (1032 words)

  
 Djibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the south east.
The head of state of Djibouti is the president, who is elected for a term of six years.
Djibouti's coastal area is separated from the inland plateaus by a mountain range that reach up to a maximum of 2000 m.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/dj/Djibouti.htm   (594 words)

  
 [] GA/9602 : INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE CRISIS IN SOMALIA, PRESIDENT OF DJIBOUTI TELLS ASSEMBLY ...
The Somalian crisis was a tragedy that the international community was unwilling to acknowledge, Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, told the General Assembly this afternoon as it continued its general debate.
Frederick J.T. Chiluba, President of Zambia, said the most important issue was the creation of conditions to enable Africa to trade with the international community on terms acceptable to all.
As the General Assembly continued its general debate this afternoon, the Presidents of Djibouti, Costa Rica, Suriname, Micronesia and Zambia, as well as the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis were expected to address the delegates.
www.un.org /News/Press/docs/errors/99999999.ga9602.doc.html   (7364 words)

  
 Djibouti (09/05)
Djibouti is a republic whose electorate approved the current constitution in September 1992.
Djibouti's fledgling economy depends on a large foreign expatriate community, the maritime and commercial activities of the Port of Djibouti, its airport, and the operation of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad.
Djibouti's most important economic asset is its strategic location on the shipping routes between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean--the republic lies on the west side of the Bab-el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5482.htm   (3351 words)

  
 afrol News - Somaliland President visits Djibouti, Ethiopia
Somaliland President Riyale, accompanied by a number of his cabinet Ministers, left the port city of Berbera early today and is expected to meet top business, religious and political leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia and South Africa on his round trip.
President Riyale was reportedly given an official welcome at Djibouti airport where he had arrived at 11 AM local time.
President Riyale later toured the Somaliland Representative Office in Djibouti where he was received by the head of the Office.
www.afrol.com /articles/15380   (655 words)

  
 The President meets with the President of Djibouti.
During the meeting, President Gayoom expressed his pleasure that the President of Djibouti had visited the Maldives, and extended a very warm welcome to him.
President Guelleh said that he was delighted to have visited the Maldives and to have had the opportunity to meet with the President.
The President of Djibouti praised President Gayoom for his pivotal role in the socio-economic development of the Maldives.
www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv /news.php?newsid=3242   (165 words)

  
 The President of Djibouti arrived in the Maldives this afternoon on a transit visit.
The President of Djibouti arrived in the Maldives this afternoon on a transit visit.
President Guelleh, who is en-route back to Djibouti after concluding an official visit to Thailand, was accompanied by his two daughters.
The President of Djibouti’s entourage also included the country’s Foreign Minister, the Governor of the Central Bank and the Ambassador of Dijibouti to France.
www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv /news.php?newsid=3204   (110 words)

  
 Iran News - Khatami officially welcomes Djibouti's president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
President Guelle is scheduled to meet President Khatami, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi and other high-ranking officials to discuss ways of bolstering mutual ties as well as regional and international developments.
The Djiboutian president is accompanied on the trip by Djibouti's Foreign Minister as well as Ministers of Health, Financial Affairs and International Cooperation.
President Guelle arrived in Tehran on a three-day visit to discuss matters of mutual interest.
iranmania.com /News/ArticleView?NewsCode=20281&NewsKind=Current+Affairs   (374 words)

  
 Newsfront - UNDP - Djibouti’s president endorses national digital strategy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Friday, 4 April 2003: President Ismaïl Omar Guellah of Djibouti is supporting a national strategy to move the country, strategically located on the Horn of Africa at the mouth of the Red Sea, into the digital age by 2010 to promote development and reduce poverty.
Djibouti’s economy relies mainly on a free trade zone and its role as transit port for the region and international transshipment and refuelling centre.
Speaking at the recent launch of the strategy in the capital (also named Djibouti), President Guellah said he wants to enable as many citizens as possible to take advantage of ICT to empower the workforce, an essential step to promote the country’s development.
www.undp.org /dpa/frontpagearchive/2003/april/4apr03   (464 words)

  
 Landmine in Djibouti
  Djibouti’s quick action on the MBT is largely due to the active involvement of the ICRC and the concern shown by a number of Djibouti government officials, particularly at the foreign ministry and within the diplomatic corps of Djibouti.
Djibouti is the most important seaport on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden.
Djibouti military officials on the government appointed Task Force gave information on the types of mines used in Djibouti.
www.iprt.org /Publications/LandminesDjibouti.htm   (2114 words)

  
 Letter to President Guelleh (Human Rights Watch Press release, )
The misuse of the defamation law to punish political opponents is reflected in the punitive and vindictive conditions of confinement to which the prison authorities have subjected Farah since early April.
On June 23, Farah was acquitted by Djibouti's criminal trial court and again released.
President, you have the power to undo the damage caused by unwarranted use of the criminal process and by the unnecessarily cruel enforcement of a sentence.
hrw.org /press/2003/07/djibouti073003ltr.htm   (859 words)

  
 Djibouti on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
383,000), capital of the Republic of Djibouti, a port on the Gulf of Tadjoura (an inlet of the Gulf of Aden).
Djibouti was founded by the French c.1888 and became the capital of French Somaliland in 1892.
Ahmed Dini vendredi à Djibouti Les partisans du président de Djibouti ont remporté vendredi les élections législatives, le.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/Djibouti.asp   (485 words)

  
 France-diplomatie [Diplomatic News]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This visit, two and half years after President Guelleh's first official visit, marks the wish to deepen our bilateral relations with Djibouti, a country located in a strategic area close to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
In addition Djibouti is home to the largest French military base in Africa which has nearly 2800 soldiers.
The French military presence in Djibouti is the result of defense agreements signed with that state.
www.france.diplomatie.fr /actu/articletxt.gb.asp?ART=27970   (221 words)

  
 Jibūti, Djibouti
Djibouti is the capital of African country of Djibouti.
Djibouti is located at 11°36' North, 43°10' East (11.60, 43.1667).
The port city of Djibouti was founded in 1888.
creekin.net /c3274-n53-jib-ti-djibouti.html   (42 words)

  
 Djibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Republic of Djibouti (, Ǧībūtī) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa.
Main article: Politics of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday sworn in for a second and final six-year term as president of the tiny Horn of Africa nation, the official news agency, Agence Djiboutienne d'Information (ADI), reported.
Djibouti's second president, Guelleh was first elected to ofice in 1999, taking over from his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled the country since its independence from France in 1977.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/D/Djibouti.htm   (791 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | President's backers win Djibouti poll
However under Djibouti's electoral system the UMP will control all 65 seats in the assembly.
The UMP won a majority of votes in all of Djibouti's five constituencies - including the northern district of Obock, which was considered as an opposition stronghold.
For the first time the number of parties allowed to contest an election in Djibouti was not limited.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2645555.stm   (470 words)

  
 Welcome banadir.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Djibouti (Aug. 16) XINHUA - The transitional parliament of Somalia, inaugurated here Sunday, is due to elect its speaker in the coming two or three days....
ARTE, Djibouti, 10 August (IRIN) - Sources in Djibouti told IRIN that President Ismail Omar Guelleh is frustrated with the pace of the Djibouti-hosted Somali National Peace Conference....
DJIBOUTI, March 28 (AFP) - Ministers from countries belonging to the east African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are to meet Monday in Djibouti to discuss the latest peace plan for Somalia.....
www.banadir.com /hope.htm   (3551 words)

  
 Window International Network - Djibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
President Ismael Omar Gelleh endorses the country's French ties, as a lack of water, industry and natural resources make the country dependant on French aid and their large military base.
Born in 1947, President Gelleh is the second president of Djibouti, succeeding his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon in 1999.
The president is considered a peacemaker who has played an important role in trying to reconcile the different factions in neighboring Somalia.
www.win1040.com /leadersb/a0000449.cfm   (359 words)

  
 Djibouti
The Republic of Djibouti (Arabic: : جيبوتي, Ǧībūtī) is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa.
Djibouti is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast.
The presence of two different population groups was the cause of the civil war in the early 1990s.
creekin.net /n53-djibouti.html   (525 words)

  
 SOMALIA / DJIBOUTI
Aideed says the Djibouti process can not work as it is. While his Somali National Alliance is not opposed to the idea of a reconciliation conference, Mr.
Organizers of the Djibouti meeting said in a statement that some Somali are being mislead by what they say are - unfounded rumors and destructive publicity - spread by those who oppose the peace effort to protect what the statement calls their narrow-minded, selfish interests.
Egal says leaders in Djibouti fail to understand that the Somali people will not be forced into a new government just because the international community thinks it is the right time.
globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2000/03/000329-somalia1.htm   (821 words)

  
 War Criminal Was Elected By the President of Djibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Omer Gaileh, the president of this minuscule country called Djibouti, to elect a president.
President, as you may be aware, Somaliland and Somalia took their independence from Britain and Italy simultaneously in 1960.
President and members of Congress should consider very carefully the future consequences in the Horn of Africa if the United States supports Mr.
www.somalilandnet.com /somaliland_voice/opinion/2019.html   (545 words)

  
 Middle East Online
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush discussed possible war against Iraq with Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh Tuesday and said the United States would soon open an aid office in the tiny African nation.
Washington late last year set up a base in Djibouti where US troops are gearing up for a possible war with Iraq.
Djibouti is a former French colony with a population of some 700,000.
www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=4095   (306 words)

  
 GEESKA AFRIKA MAGAZINE AND HAN- geeskaafrika.com
The illusion of this divisive force is to create a clan-based state in the 21st century, where countries of mutual or economic interests are uniting and world is becoming a global village.
Their claim of been independent once and have brought the flag to Mogadishu alone is untrue and ignores the fact that there were two major political parties each belonging to one of the major clan alliances in the region.
On the other hand, the Djibouti case is different because of time, cold war effect and superpowers interests in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa area.
www.geeskaafrika.com /somalia_8aug04.htm   (2506 words)

  
 Why Djibouti's 'new' president is not celebrating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ismail Omar Guelleh was sworn in as Djibouti's new president on May 8, becoming its second leader since independence in 1977.
But, having frequently stood in unofficially for his ailing and elderly uncle, the retiring president Hasan Gouled Aptidon, he will have no illusions about governing the tiny and impoverished Red Sea state, which has become a virtual pawn in the endless wars in the Horn of Africa.
Djibouti also has good ties with the neighbouring Somaliland Republic, being the only country to have recognised it.
www.muslimedia.com /ARCHIVES/oaw99/djibouti.htm   (371 words)

  
 SOUTHERN FACTION QUESTIONS DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT'S SINCERITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Abd al-Qadir Borjeh, the spokesman for the newly-armed RSA [Rahaweyn Salvation Army] faction, has said that the Djibouti peace plan would result in inter-clan hostilities instead of bringing about a just solution to the Somali political problem.
He said Djibouti was in the service of Somalia's enemies.
He added that Ethiopian troops were less than 250 km from the national capital Mogadishu and the Djibouti leader was not concerned about this.
www.somaliawatch.org /archive/000212102.htm   (138 words)

  
 Open Letter To Djibouti President Omar Guelleh
We, members of the Ethiopian Community in the United Kingdom, are deeply shocked and distressed with your government’s decision to deport the two Ethiopian pilots who sought refugee and protection in your country, which they were entitled to be accorded.
The two air force personnel fled to Djibouti disobeying orders to massacre innocent citizens who were exercising their democratic rights by peacefully demonstrating against vote rigging committed by the incumbent, in the wake of the national election of 15 May 2005.
Your government should not be reminded that it is the Ethiopian people who stand by the side of the Djibouti people, and provide support in blood and sweat, at the time of their needs, and any person of integrity would not easily forget such generosity.
www.ethiomedia.com /fastpress/letter_to_guelleh.html   (594 words)

  
 News -- The President's Office, Maldives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The President continues his lecture on differences in opinion among Muslim Scholars at the third meeting of this year’s programme to revive and renew the spirit of Ramazan
The President to address tonight’s meeting to revive and renew the spirit of the holy month of Ramazan
The President today met with the President of Djibouti, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, who was on a transit visit to the Maldives.
www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv /v3/pages/News.php3?NewsID=2402&CurLoc=0   (264 words)

  
 Djibouti asked Ali Samater To Join New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Reliable sources have confirmed that President of Djibouti asked former general Ali Samater to join the new Somali Governent.
It is ironic that those who committed the worst atrocities in the history of Somalia have an opportunity to rule it, thanks to President of Djibouti Mr.
Guelleh sought the help of Somali senior military officers in Washington DC region, it is believed that there are at least a dozen military generals from Siad Barre’s regime and more senior military officers in the metro Washington DC, including some of those who were accused of committing genocide in Somaliland.
www.somalilandnet.com /somaliland_voice/opinion/2035.html   (241 words)

  
 DJibouti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The campaign has been used by the police in Djibouti to rob and beat up Ethiopians, to rape women (the Djibouti police's notorious practice of raping Afar women in Djibouti has already been denounced by FRUD and other organizations) and to take illegal action against persons fingered by the EPRDF government as dangerous.
SOCEPP calls on the government of Djibouti to stop the illegal action against Ethiopians living in Djibouti and to halt the robbery and rape that is being committed by its police.
H.E. Omar Gelleh, President of Djibouti B.P. Djibouti.
www.socepp.de /djibouti1.htm   (227 words)

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