Ahmed Goumane Roble ( so, Axmed Guman Rooble) (5 January 1923 – 20 February 2013) was a Djiboutian politician who was elected to the

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in 1958. He served for ten years in the French army, where he rose to the rank of master sergeant. His courage in combat earned him the combatant's medal and the 1939-1945 Croix de Guerre. Returning to civilian life, he traded, while engaging in public life: elected to the Territorial Council, he became his vice-presidency. During the election of 8 June 1958 to the Council of the Republic, he won the seat attributed to the French Somali Coast by beating, by 18 votes to 7 out of 31 cast, the outgoing Hassan Gouled, thanks to the support of the RDA of which he has the label. Goumane-Roble died on 20 February 2013, at the age of 90.

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1923 births 2013 deaths Djiboutian politicians French Senators of the Fourth Republic Senators of French East Africa {{Djibouti-bio-stub