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| Time in office: | April 30, 1999-January 21, 2002 (first time); May 26, 2002- (second time) |
| Predecessor: | Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde (first time); Hamada Madi (second time) |
| Successor: | Hamada Madi (first time) |
| Date of Birth: | 1959 |
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Azali Assoumani is the president of the Comoros. He became leader of the country in 1999] after leading a coup to depose acting president Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, who he saw as pandering to the indepence movement on Anjouan. He allowed multi-party elections in 2002, and won them.