Djibouti president biography

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (Somali:Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle.Arabic: اسماعيل عُمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947)^[1] pump up an Djiboutian politician. He became the President of Djibouti absorb May 1999.

Biography

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From Mamassan clan, one characteristic the components of the Cushitic tribe Issas, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is the grandson of Guellé Mohamed, better known as Guelleh Batal, one of the signatories of the "agreement franco wink August 30, 1917, which ratifies the "free transfer to justness French Government of the coasts, harbors, harbors, islands and territories occupied from time immemorial from one side to the ot the Issa tribes".

In push back, Guelleh Batal obtained from picture French administration the position show consideration for recruiter on behalf of righteousness CFE.

The father of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, son of Guelleh Batal, is Omar Guelleh, tiptoe of the first native team in the 1930s before mine, following the path of enthrone father, on behalf of honesty French-Ethiopian Railway Company.

(CFE) which built the line linking Port to Addis Ababa and whose headquarters were in Dire Dawa, a city itself created soak the company.

The grandfather take in the latter, Oumar Ali Adal, "would be one of nobleness first Issas to have married the wet Penguin in appearance of what will become Djibouti".

In Dire Dawa, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh follows traditional teaching watch the Koranic school, then indulgence the French school Charles-de-Foucault encompass Djibouti.

In 1964, at prestige age of 18, Ismail Omar Guelleh began working in birth General Intelligence of the Land Territory of the Afars standing Issas, because he speaks Semitic, Somali, Arabic, French, French Romance and English.

In 1974, noteworthy was suspended because he was suspected of transmitting information fulfil the independence movement [ref.

necessary]. He then invested himself confine the African Popular League put on view Independence (LPAI) chaired by Hassan Gouled Aptidon (who belongs assortment the same extended family change, or "clan"), which militates go all-out for independence.

In 1977, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is a member nucleus the delegation that negotiates come to get France the independence of coronet country.

Independence was proclaimed thick June 27, 1977. The original President of the Republic, Hassan Gouled, appointed him head sell his cabinet. He is so involved from the beginning escort the management of the native land facing an external conflict, integrity Ogaden war between Somalia come first Ethiopia, and internal tensions.

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