| Tenure |
Incumbent |
Affiliation |
Notes |
| State of the Comoros |
Independence from France |
| (Etat Comorien) |
| 6 July 1975 to 7 July 1975 |
Ahmed Abdallah, President of the Government |
UDC |
1st Term |
| 7 July 1975 to 3 August 1975 |
Ahmed Abdallah, Head of State |
1st Term (contd.) |
| 3 August 1975 to 10 August 1975 |
Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Council of the Revolution |
UNF |
|
| 10 August 1975 to 3 January 1976 |
Said Mohamed Jaffar, Chairman of the National Executive Council |
|
| 3 January 1976 to 28 October 1977 |
Ali Soilih, Head of State |
RDPC |
|
| 28 October 1977 to 13 May 1978 |
Ali Soilih, President |
|
| 13 May 1978 to 23 May 1978 |
Said Atthoumani, Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate |
UNF |
|
| Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros |
| (République Fédérale Islamique des Comores) |
| (Jumhuriyat al-Qumur al-Itthadiyah al-Islamiyah) |
| 23 May 1978 to 22 July 1978 |
Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate |
UDC |
2nd Term |
| Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate |
UDC |
|
| 22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978 |
Ahmed Abdallah, Co-Chairman of the Directorate |
UDC |
|
| Mohamed Ahmed, Co-Chairman of the Directorate |
UDC |
|
| 3 October 1978 to 25 October 1978 |
Ahmed Abdallah, Chairman of the Directorate |
UDC |
|
| 25 October 1978 to 26/27 November 1989 |
Ahmed Abdallah, President |
UDC/UCP |
3rd Term |
| 26 November 1989 to 27 November 1989 |
Haribon Chebani, Provisional President |
UCP |
|
| 27 November 1989 to 20 March 1990 |
Said Mohamed Djohar, acting President |
|
|
| 20 March 1990 to 29 September 1995 |
Said Mohamed Djohar, President |
|
1st Term |
| 29 September 1995 to 2 October 1995 |
Combo Ayouba, Coordinator of the Transitional Military Committee |
Mil |
|
| 2 October 1995 to 5 October 1995 |
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President |
|
1st Term |
| Said Ali Kemal, acting President |
|
|
| 5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996 |
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed, interim President |
|
|
| 26 January 1996 to 25 March 1996 |
Said Mohamed Djohar, President |
|
2nd Term |
| 25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998 |
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President |
RND |
2nd Term |
| 6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999 |
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, interim President |
|
|
| 30 April 1999 to 6 May 1999 |
Azali Assoumani, Chief of Staff of the National Development Army |
Mil |
1st Term |
| 6 May 1999 to 23 December 2001 |
Azali Assoumani, Head of State |
1st Term (contd.) |
| Union of Comoros (Union des Comores) |
| الاتحاد القمر (Udzima wa Komori) |
| 21 December 2001 to 21 January 2002 |
Azali Assoumani, Head of State |
Mil |
1st Term (contd.) |
| 21 January 2002 to 26 May 2002 |
Hamada Madi Bolero, interim President |
|
|
| 26 May 2002 to 26 May 2006 |
Azali Assoumani, President |
|
2nd Term |
| 26 May 2006 to 26 May 2011 |
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President |
|
|
| 26 May 2011 to present |
Ikililou Dhoinine, President |
|
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| FNR |
Forum nationale de reprise |
(Forum of National Recovery) - pro-federated republic |
| NJ |
Front National pour la Justice |
(National Front for Justice) - islamist |
| RND |
Rassemblement National pour la Développement |
(National Rally for Development) - conservative traditionalist |
| UCP |
Union Comorienne pour le Progrès |
(Comorian Union for Progress) - only legal party Feb 1982-1989 |
| UNF |
Uni National Front |
(United National Front) - anti-Abdallah |
| FNUK-Unikom |
Front National Uni des Komoriens-Union des Komoriens |
(United National Front of Comorians-Union of Comoros) - anti-Soilih 1979- |
| MLIC |
Mouvement pour la Libération des Îles Comores |
(Comoro Liberation Movement) - pro-independence, anti-French |
| PB |
Parti Blanc |
(White Party) - progressive, later RDPC |
| PV |
Parti Vert |
(Green Party) - later RND |
| RDPC |
Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Comorien |
(Democratic Assembly of the Comorian People) i progressive |
| UDC |
Union Démocratique des Comores |
(Comoros Democratic Union) - conservative |
| Mil |
Military |
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