Ibrahim Halidi
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Ibrahim Halidi is a long-time politician in Comoros
. Halidi was the Prime Minister of Comoros from January to May 1993. Halidi also ran for president
in May 2006 with the backing of the outgoing president, Azali Assoumani
. In the first round of the election
, Halidi finished in third place with 10.37% and qualified for the presidential second round
, which was held on 14 May. Halidi lost the presidential election to Ahmed Abdallah Sambi. Ibrahim Halidi was supported by the Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party (CHUMA), Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
(CRC), Movement for the Comoros
(MPC) and the Djawabu Party (DJAWABU).
Halidi later became an advisor to Anjouan
President Mohamed Bacar
. Following the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan
, which toppled Bacar, Halidi was found in hiding, along with Mohamed Abdou Mmadi and Ahmed Abdallah Sourette, on March 29 near Domoni
and was arrested.
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
. Halidi was the Prime Minister of Comoros from January to May 1993. Halidi also ran for president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
in May 2006 with the backing of the outgoing president, Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani was a president of the Comoros. He became leader of the country on 30 April 1999 after leading a coup to depose acting president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, who he saw as pandering to the independence movement on Anjouan...
. In the first round of the election
Comoros presidential election, 2006
Presidential elections in the Comoros took place in two rounds on 16 April and 14 May 2006.-Background:After a period of political instability that began in the late 1990s and saw the secession of Anjouan and Mohéli, a new constitution was approved in a December 2001 referendum...
, Halidi finished in third place with 10.37% and qualified for the presidential second round
Two-round system
The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...
, which was held on 14 May. Halidi lost the presidential election to Ahmed Abdallah Sambi. Ibrahim Halidi was supported by the Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party (CHUMA), Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros
The Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros is a centrist political party in the Comoros. It was formed by former president Azali Assoumani. It unsuccessfully supported Ibrahim Halidi in the 2006 Presidential elections....
(CRC), Movement for the Comoros
Movement for the Comoros
The Movement for the Comoros is a political party in the Comoros. Its candidate at the 2006 presidential election, Ibrahim Halidi, came in the second place with 28.3 % of the votes...
(MPC) and the Djawabu Party (DJAWABU).
Halidi later became an advisor to Anjouan
Anjouan
Anjouan is an autonomous island, part of the Union of Comoros. The island is located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mutsamudu and its population as of 2006 is about 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 sq. kilometers Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous island,...
President Mohamed Bacar
Mohamed Bacar
Colonel Mohamed Bacar was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008. He is a former chief of police on Anjouan and has studied extensively in France and the United States. He was part of a military coup on Anjouan in August...
. Following the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan
2008 invasion of Anjouan
The invasion of Anjouan , on March 25, 2008, was an amphibious assault led by the Comoros, backed by African Union forces, including troops from Sudan, Tanzania, Senegal, along with logistical support from Libya and France...
, which toppled Bacar, Halidi was found in hiding, along with Mohamed Abdou Mmadi and Ahmed Abdallah Sourette, on March 29 near Domoni
Domoni
Domoni is the second largest city on the Comorian island of Anjouan, located on the east coast of the island.- History :...
and was arrested.