Ibrahim Halidi (1954— February 23, 2020 ( ar, إبراهيم هاليدي) is a long-time politician in

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. Halidi was the

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from January to May 1993. Halidi also ran for

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in May 2006 with the backing of the outgoing president,

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. In the first round of the election, Halidi finished in third place with 10.37% and qualified for the presidential

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, which was held on 14 May. Halidi lost the presidential election to

Ahmed Abdallah Sambi Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi ( ar, أحمد عبدالله محمد سامبي, born 5 June 1958) is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician, and former President of Comoros. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the ...

. Ibrahim Halidi was supported by the

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(CHUMA),

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(CRC),

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(MPC) and the Djawabu Party (DJAWABU).

Biography

Halidi later became an advisor to

Anjouan Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. ...

President

Mohamed Bacar Colonel Mohamed Bacar (born May 5, 1962 in Barakani, Anjouan, then a French colony) is a Comorian former politician who was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008. He is ...

. Following the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan, which toppled Bacar, Halidi was found in hiding, along with

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and Ahmed Abdallah Sourette, on March 29 near Domoni and was arrested."Former VP, other Bacar’s allies arrested in Anjouan"
, African Press Agency, March 30, 2008.

References

External links

BBC article concerning presidential election
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