Chairperson of the African Union

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The Chairperson of the African Union is chosen by the Assembly of the African Union, which consists of the heads of state of member countries, to serve a one-year term. The direct precursor to this position was the Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity.

[edit] List of Chairmen of the Organisation of African Unity

Name Beginning of Term End of Term Country
Haile Selassie I 25 May 1963 17 July 1964 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Gamal Abdel Nasser 17 July 1964 21 October 1965 Flag of United Arab Republic United Arab Republic
Kwame Nkrumah 21 October 1965 24 February 1966 Flag of Ghana Ghana
Joseph Arthur Ankrah 24 February 1966 5 November 1966
Haile Selassie I 5 November 1966 11 September 1967 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu 11 September 1967 13 September 1968 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Houari Boumedienne 13 September 1968 6 September 1969 Flag of Algeria Algeria
Ahmadou Ahidjo 6 September 1969 1 September 1970 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
Kenneth Kaunda 1 September 1970 21 June 1971 Flag of Zambia Zambia
Moktar Ould Daddah 21 June 1971 12 June 1972 Flag of Mauritania Mauritania
Hassan II 12 June 1972 27 May 1973 Flag of Morocco Morocco
Yakubu Gowon 27 May 1973 12 June 1974 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Muhammad Siad Barre 12 June 1974 28 July 1975 Flag of Somalia Somalia
Idi Amin 28 July 1975 2 July 1976 Flag of Uganda Uganda
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 2 July 1976 2 July 1977 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius
Omar Bongo 2 July 1977 18 July 1978 Flag of Gabon Gabon
Gaafar Nimeiry 18 July 1978 12 July 1979 Flag of Sudan Sudan
William R. Tolbert, Jr. 12 July 1979 12 April 1980 Flag of Liberia Liberia
Léopold Sédar Senghor (acting) 28 April 1980 1 July 1980 Flag of Senegal Senegal
Siaka Stevens 1 July 1980 24 June 1981 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Daniel arap Moi 24 June 1981 6 June 1983 Flag of Kenya Kenya
Mengistu Haile Mariam 6 June 1983 12 November 1984 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Julius Nyerere 12 November 1984 18 July 1985 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania
Abdou Diouf 18 July 1985 28 July 1986 Flag of Senegal Senegal
Denis Sassou-Nguesso 28 July 1986 27 July 1987 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
Kenneth Kaunda 27 July 1987 25 May 1988 Flag of Zambia Zambia
Moussa Traoré 25 May 1988 24 July 1989 Flag of Mali Mali
Hosni Mubarak 24 July 1989 9 July 1990 Flag of Egypt Egypt
Yoweri Museveni 9 July 1990 3 June 1991 Flag of Uganda Uganda
Ibrahim Babangida 3 June 1991 29 June 1992 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Abdou Diouf 29 June 1992 28 June 1993 Flag of Senegal Senegal
Hosni Mubarak 28 June 1993 13 June 1994 Flag of Egypt Egypt
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 13 June 1994 26 June 1995 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia
Meles Zenawi 26 June 1995 8 July 1996 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Paul Biya 8 July 1996 2 June 1997 Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
Robert Mugabe 2 June 1997 8 June 1998 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Blaise Compaoré 8 June 1998 12 July 1999 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Abdelaziz Bouteflika 12 July 1999 10 July 2000 Flag of Algeria Algeria
Gnassingbé Eyadéma 10 July 2000 9 July 2001 Flag of Togo Togo
Frederick Chiluba 9 July 2001 2 January 2002 Flag of Zambia Zambia
Levy Mwanawasa 2 January 2002 9 July 2002

[edit] List of Chairs of the African Union

Name Beginning of Term End of Term Country
Thabo Mbeki 9 July 2002 10 July 2003 Flag of South Africa South Africa
Joaquim Chissano 10 July 2003 6 July 2004 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique
Olusegun Obasanjo 6 July 2004 24 January 2006 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Denis Sassou-Nguesso 24 January 2006 29 January 2007 Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
John Kufuor 29 January 2007 31 January 2008 Flag of Ghana Ghana
Jakaya Kikwete 31 January 2008 Present Flag of Tanzania Tanzania

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