Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity explained

The Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity served as the head of the Organisation of African Unity, a rotating position.[1] [2]

List

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OAU Founders . . 30 January 2014 . 2 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193027/http://au.int/en/about/founders . dead .
  2. Web site: TIME . 1975-08-11 . AFRICA: Big Daddy: The Perfect Host . 2024-06-29 . TIME . en.