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Ahmed Abdallah 🇰🇲

Ahmed Abdallah Abderamane (Known as "Père de l'Indépendance")
First President of the Independent State of Comoros (1975, 1978–1989), Merchant Statesman
Born 1919-06-12 🇰🇲 Domoni, Anjouan, Comoros
Passed Away 1989-11-26 Beit-Salam Presidential Palace, Moroni, Comoros
Lifespan 70 years old
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"On this sixth day of July 1975, the Comoros archipelago takes its place among the sovereign nations of the earth."

Archival Overview

First President of independent Comoros who proclaimed the unilateral independence of the archipelago on July 6, 1975, governing for over a decade until his assassination in 1989.

Biographical Record

Ahmed Abdallah Abderamane was born on June 12, 1919, in Domoni on Anjouan island into a prosperous merchant family. Representing Comoros in the French Senate in Paris from 1959 to 1973, Abdallah became President of the Governing Council in 1972.

Following an overwhelming 95% vote for self-determination, on July 6, 1975, Abdallah boldly proclaimed the unilateral independence of the State of Comoros. Overthrown shortly after by Ali Soilih, Abdallah returned to power in 1978 with mercenary backing, establishing the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros and serving as President until his violent assassination inside Beit-Salam Palace on November 26, 1989. His mausoleum in Domoni is a national landmark.

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Final Resting Place

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Ahmed Abdallah Mausoleum
Domoni, Anjouan, Comoros
GPS: -12.2570, 44.5290
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