The Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity served as the head of the Organisation of African Unity, a rotating position.[1] [2]
Portrait | Chairperson | Took office | Left office | Country | Region | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 May 1963 | 17 July 1964 | East Africa | |||
2 | 17 July 1964 | 21 October 1965 | North Africa | |||
3 | 21 October 1965 | 24 February 1966 | West Africa | |||
4 | 24 February 1966 | 5 November 1966 | ||||
(1) | 5 November 1966 | 11 September 1967 | East Africa | |||
5 | 11 September 1967 | 13 September 1968 | Central Africa | |||
6 | 13 September 1968 | 6 September 1969 | North Africa | |||
7 | 6 September 1969 | 1 September 1970 | Central Africa | |||
8 | 1 September 1970 | 21 June 1971 | Southern Africa | |||
9 | 21 June 1971 | 12 June 1972 | North Africa | |||
10 | 12 June 1972 | 27 May 1973 | North Africa | |||
11 | 27 May 1973 | 12 June 1974 | West Africa | |||
12 | 12 June 1974 | 28 July 1975 | East Africa | |||
13 | 28 July 1975 | 2 July 1976 | East Africa | |||
14 | 2 July 1976 | 2 July 1977 | Southern Africa | |||
15 | 2 July 1977 | 18 July 1978 | Central Africa | |||
16 | 18 July 1978 | 12 July 1979 | East Africa | |||
17 | 12 July 1979 | 12 April 1980 | West Africa | |||
Léopold Sédar Senghor | 28 April 1980 | 1 July 1980 | ||||
18 | 1 July 1980 | 24 June 1981 | West Africa | |||
19 | 24 June 1981 | 6 June 1983 | East Africa | |||
20 | 6 June 1983 | 12 November 1984 | East Africa | |||
21 | 12 November 1984 | 18 July 1985 | East Africa | |||
22 | 18 July 1985 | 28 July 1986 | West Africa | |||
23 | 28 July 1986 | 27 July 1987 | Central Africa | |||
(8) | 27 July 1987 | 25 May 1988 | Southern Africa | |||
24 | 25 May 1988 | 24 July 1989 | West Africa | |||
25 | 24 July 1989 | 9 July 1990 | North Africa | |||
26 | 9 July 1990 | 3 June 1991 | East Africa | |||
27 | 3 June 1991 | 29 June 1992 | West Africa | |||
(23) | 29 June 1992 | 28 June 1993 | West Africa | |||
(26) | 28 June 1993 | 13 June 1994 | North Africa | |||
28 | 13 June 1994 | 26 June 1995 | North Africa | |||
29 | 26 June 1995 | 8 July 1996 | East Africa | |||
30 | 8 July 1996 | 2 June 1997 | Central Africa | |||
31 | 2 June 1997 | 8 June 1998 | Southern Africa | |||
32 | 8 June 1998 | 12 July 1999 | West Africa | |||
33 | 12 July 1999 | 10 July 2000 | North Africa | |||
34 | 10 July 2000 | 9 July 2001 | West Africa | |||
35 | 9 July 2001 | 2 January 2002 | Southern Africa | |||
36 | 2 January 2002 | 9 July 2002 |