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African Union

 

 

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                        (Ethiopia)

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

15 Jun 1972 - 16 Jun 1974 Nzo Ekangaki                        (Cameroon)

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

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

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

                          (acting)

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

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

Chairmen of the Commission

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

                          (interim)

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

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

30 Jan 2012 -             Erastus Mwencha                     (Kenya)

 

 

Chairmen

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

                          (1st time)

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

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

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

05 Nov 1966 - 11 Sep 1967 Haile Selassie                      (Ethiopia)

                          (2nd time) 

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

13 Sep 1968 - 06 Sep 1969 Houari Boumedienne                  (Algeria)

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

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

                          (1st time)

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

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

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

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

28 Jul 1975 - 02 Jul 1976 Idi Amin (Uganda) 

02 Jul 1976 - 02 Jul 1977 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam           (Mauritius) 

02 Jul 1977 - 18 Jul 1978 Omar Bongo                          (Gabon)

18 Jul 1978 - 12 Jul 1979 Gaafar Nimeiry                      (Sudan)

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

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

                          (acting)

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

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

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

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

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

                          (1st time)

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

                          (1st time) 

27 Jul 1987 - 25 May 1988 Kenneth Kaunda                      (Zambia)

                          (2nd time)

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

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

                          (1st time)

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

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

29 Jun 1992 - 28 Jun 1993 Abdou Diouf                         (Senegal)

                          (2nd time)

28 Jun 1993 - 13 Jun 1994 Hosni Mubarak                       (Egypt)

                          (2nd time)

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Jul 2000 - 09 Jul 2001 Gnassingbé Eyadéma                  (Togo)

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

02 Jan 2002 - 09 Jul 2002 Levy Mwanawasa                      (Zambia)

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

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

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

24 Jan 2006 - 29 Jan 2007 Denis Sassou-Nguesso                (Congo)

                          (2nd time)

29 Jan 2007 - 31 Jan 2008 John Kufuor                         (Ghana)

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

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

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

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

30 Jan 2012 -             Thomas Yayi Boni                    (Benin)

 

 

Presidents of the Pan-African Parliament

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

29 May 2009 -             Idriss Ndélé Moussa                 (Chad)

 

 

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             - Comoros             - Mozambique             - Sao Tome and Principe 29 Jun 1976 Seychelles 25 Jun 1977 Djibouti    Jun 1980 Zimbabwe 22 Feb 1982 Western Sahara (Unrecognised state, Part of Morcco)    Jun 1990 Namibia 24 May 1993 Eritrea 06 Jun 1994 South Africa 29 Jul 2011 South Sudan