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On April 30 1999 the Comoros transitional government--which had been in place since the death of President Taki in October 1998--was toppled by a coup led by the Army Chief of Staff, Col. Assumani Azzali. This is the 18th coup or coup attempt in the Comoros.
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Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman was Comoros's first president. He was ousted in a 1976 coup, returned to power in a second coup in 1978, survived a coup attempt in 1983, and was assassinated in 1989. The nation's first democratic elections were held in 1990, and Saïd Mohamed Djohar was elected president. In 1991, Djohar was impeached and replaced by an interim president, but he returned to power with French backing. Multiparty elections in 1992 resulted in a legislative majority for the president and the creation of the office of prime minister.
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Said Mohamed Djohar, the first democratically elected president of Comoros, died on Feb. 22, 2006, at age 87. He served as head of state from 1990 to Sept. 27, 1995, when he was overthrown by forces led by French mercenary Bob Denard, who was arrested and deported to a French prison.
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On May 26, 2006, following a two-stage electoral process that was generally free and fair, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi was installed as the new President of the Union of the Comoros. Sambi's inaugural address included a promise to bring justice and development to the Comoros.
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