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25 May 1963               Organisation of African Unity

09 Jul 2002               Sirt Decloration renames the organisation the African Union

18 Mar 2004               Pan-African Parliament established

 

Secretaries-General

25 May 1963 - 21 Jul 1964 Kifle Wodajo ..................... 1936-2004 (Ethiopia)

21 Jul 1964 - 15 Jun 1972 Diallo Telli ..................... 1925-1977 (Guinea) 

15 Jun 1972 - 16 Jun 1974 Nzo Ekangaki ..................... 1934-2005 (Cameroon)

16 Jun 1974 - 21 Jul 1978 William Eteki .................... 1933-     (Cameroon)

21 Jul 1978 - 12 Jun 1983 Edem Kodjo ....................... 1938-     (Togo)

12 Jun 1983 - 20 Jul 1985 Peter Onu ........................ 1931-1997 (Nigeria)

                          (acting)

20 Jul 1985 - 19 Sep 1989 Ide Oumarou ...................... 1937-2002 (Niger)

19 Sep 1989 - 17 Sep 2001 Salim Ahmed Salim ................ 1942-     (Tanzania)  

Chairmen of the Commission

17 Sep 2001 - 16 Sep 2003 Amara Essy ....................... 1944-     (Côte d'Ivoire)

                          (interim)

16 Sep 2003 - 31 Jan 2008 Alpha Oumar Konaré ............... 1946-     (Mali)

01 Feb 2008 - 30 Jan 2012 Jean Ping ........................ 1942-     (Gabon)

30 Jan      - 15 Jul 2012 Erastus Mwencha                              (Kenya)

                          (interim)

15 Jul 2012 -             Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma ........... 1949-     (South Africa)

 

 

Chairmen

25 May 1963 - 17 Jul 1964 Haile Selassie ................... 1892-1975 (Ethiopia)

                          (1st Time)

17 Jul 1964 - 21 Oct 1965 Gamal Abdel Nasser ............... 1918-1970 (Egypt)

21 Oct 1965 - 24 Feb 1966 Kwame Nkrumah .................... 1909-1972 (Ghana)

24 Feb      - 05 Nov 1966 Joseph Arthur Ankrah ............. 1915-1992 (Ghana)

05 Nov 1966 - 11 Sep 1967 Haile Selassie of Ethiopia

                          (2nd Time) 

11 Sep 1967 - 13 Sep 1968 Joseph-Désiré Mobutu ............. 1930-1997 (Zaire)

13 Sep 1968 - 06 Sep 1969 Houari Boumedienne ............... 1932-1978 (Algeria)

06 Sep 1969 - 31 Aug 1970 Ahmadou Ahidjo ................... 1924-1989 (Cameroon)

01 Sep 1970 - 21 Jun 1971 Kenneth Kaunda ................... 1924-     (Zambia)

                          (1st Time)

21 Jun 1971 - 12 Jun 1972 Moktar Ould Daddah ............... 1924-2003 (Mauritania)

12 Jun 1972 - 27 May 1973 Hassan II ........................ 1929-1999 (Morocco)

27 May 1973 - 12 Jun 1974 Yakubu Gowon ..................... 1934-     (Nigeria)

12 Jun 1974 - 28 Jul 1975 Muhammad Siad Barre .............. 1919-1995 (Somalia)

28 Jul 1975 - 02 Jul 1976 Idi Amin ......................... 1925-2003 (Uganda) 

02 Jul 1976 - 02 Jul 1977 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ........ 1900-1985 (Mauritius) 

02 Jul 1977 - 18 Jul 1978 Omar Bongo ....................... 1935-2009 (Gabon)

18 Jul 1978 - 12 Jul 1979 Gaafar Nimeiry ................... 1930-2009 (Sudan)

12 Jul 1979 - 12 Apr 1980 William R. Tolbert, Jr. .......... 1913-1980 (Liberia)

28 Apr      - 30 Jun 1980 Léopold Sédar Senghor ............ 1906-2001 (Senegal)

                          (acting)

01 Jul 1980 - 24 Jun 1981 Siaka Stevens .................... 1905-1988 (Sierra Leone)

24 Jun 1981 - 06 Jun 1983 Daniel arap Moi .................. 1924-     (Kenya)

06 Jun 1983 - 12 Nov 1984 Mengistu Haile Mariam ............ 1937-     (Ethiopia)

12 Nov 1984 - 18 Jul 1985 Julius Nyerere ................... 1922-1999 (Tanzania)

18 Jul 1985 - 28 Jul 1986 Abdou Diouf ...................... 1935-     (Senegal)

                          (1st Time)

28 Jul 1986 - 27 Jul 1987 Denis Sassou-Nguesso ............. 1943-     (Congo)

                          (1st Time) 

27 Jul 1987 - 25 May 1988 Kenneth Kaunda (2nd Time)

25 May 1988 - 24 Jul 1989 Moussa Traoré .................... 1936-     (Mali)

24 Jul 1989 - 09 Jul 1990 Hosni Mubarak .................... 1928-     (Egypt)

                          (1st Time)

09 Jul 1990 - 03 Jun 1991 Yoweri Museveni .................. 1944-     (Uganda)

03 Jun 1991 - 29 Jun 1992 Ibrahim Babangida ................ 1941-     (Nigeria)

29 Jun 1992 - 28 Jun 1993 Abdou Diouf (2nd Time)

28 Jun 1993 - 13 Jun 1994 Hosni Mubarak (2nd Time)

13 Jun 1994 - 26 Jun 1995 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali .......... 1936-     (Tunisia)

26 Jun 1995 - 08 Jul 1996 Meles Zenawi ..................... 1955-2012 (Ethiopia)

08 Jul 1996 - 02 Jun 1997 Paul Biya ........................ 1933-     (Cameroon)

02 Jun 1997 - 08 Jun 1998 Robert Mugabe .................... 1924-     (Zimbabwe)

08 Jun 1998 - 12 Jul 1999 Blaise Compaoré .................. 1951-     (Burkina Faso)

12 Jul 1999 - 10 Jul 2000 Abdelaziz Bouteflika ............. 1937-     (Algeria)

10 Jul 2000 - 09 Jul 2001 Gnassingbé Eyadéma ............... 1937-2005 (Togo)

09 Jul 2001 - 02 Jan 2002 Frederick Chiluba ................ 1943-2011 (Zambia)

02 Jan      - 09 Jul 2002 Levy Mwanawasa ................... 1948-2008 (Zambia)

09 Jul 2002 - 10 Jul 2003 Thabo Mbeki ...................... 1942-     (South Africa)

10 Jul 2003 - 06 Jul 2004 Joaquim Chissano ................. 1939-     (Mozambique)

06 Jul 2004 - 24 Jan 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo ................ 1937-     (Nigeria)

24 Jan 2006 - 29 Jan 2007 Denis Sassou-Nguesso (2nd Time)

29 Jan 2007 - 31 Jan 2008 John Agyekum Kufuor .............. 1938-     (Ghana)

31 Jan 2008 - 02 Feb 2009 Jakaya Kikwete ................... 1950-     (Tanzania)

02 Feb 2009 - 31 Jan 2010 Muammar al-Qaddafi ............... 1942-2011 (Libya)

31 Jan 2010 - 30 Jan 2011 Bingu wa Mutharika ............... 1934-2012 (Malawi)

30 Jan 2011 - 30 Jan 2012 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo .... 1942-     (Equatorial Guinea)

30 Jan 2012 - 27 Jan 2013 Thomas Yayi Boni ................. 1952-     (Benin)

27 Jan 2013 - 30 Jan 2014 Hailemariam Desalegn ............. 1965-     (Ethiopia)

30 Jan 2014 - 30 Jan 2015 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz .......... 1956-     (Mauritania)

30 Jan 2015 -             Robert Mugabe (2nd Time) ......... s.a       (Zimbabwe)

 

 

Presidents of the Pan-African Parliament

18 Mar 2004 - 29 May 2009 Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella ........ 1955-     (Tanzania)

29 May 2009 - 28 May 2012 Idriss Ndélé Moussa .............. 1949-2013 (Chad)

28 May 2012 -             Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi ............ 1964-     (Nigeria)

 

 

 

Members

25 May 1963 - Algeria

            - Burundi

            - Cameroon

            - Central African Republic (Empire 1976-79)

            - Chad

            - Congo

            - Zaire (DR. Congo from 1997, boycotted AU 1984-1986)

            - Dahomey (Benin from 1975)

            - Egypt

            - Ethiopia

            - Gabon

            - Ghana

            - Guinea (Suspended 29 Dec 2008 09 Dec 2010)

            - Cote d'Ivoire (Suspended 09 Dec 2010 - 21 Apr 2011)

            - Liberia

            - Libya (Suspended Feb - 20 Oct 2011)

            - Madagascar (Susspended 2001-03, 20 Mar 2009- )

            - Mali

            - Mauritania (Suspended 2005-07, and 2008-09)

            - Morocco (Withdrew 12 Nov 1984)

            - Niger (Suspended 19 Feb 2010 - 16 Mar 2011)

            - Nigeria

            - Rwanda

            - Senegal

            - Sierra Leone

            - Somalia

            - Sudan

            - Tanganyka (Tanzania from 01 Nov 1964)

            - Togo (Suspended 2005)

            - Tunisia

            - Uganda

            - Upper Volta (Bukina Faso from 1984)

            - Zanzibar (Merged with Tanganyka 26 Apr 1964)

13 Dec 1963 - Kenya

13 Jul 1964 - Malawi

16 Dec 1964 - Zambia

   Oct 1965 - Gambia

01 Nov 1966 - Botswana

            - Lesotho

   Aug 1968 - Mauritius

24 Sep 1968 - Swaziland

12 Oct 1968 - Equitorial Guinea

19 Nov 1973 - Guinea-Bissau

11 Feb 1975 - Angola

18 Jul 1975 - Cape Verde (Cabo Verde from 2013)

            - Comoros

            - Mozambique

            - Sao Tome and Principe

29 Jun 1976 - Seychelles

25 Jun 1977 - Djibouti

   Jun 1980 - Zimbabwe

22 Feb 1982 - Western Sahara (Unrecognised state, de facto part of Morcco)

   Jun 1990 - Namibia

24 May 1993 - Eritrea

06 Jun 1994 - South Africa

29 Jul 2011 - South Sudan

 

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