Said Mohammed Djohar (Arabic: سعيد محمد جوهر 22 August 1918[1] – 22 February 2006)[2] was a Comorian politician who served as the 4th President of the Comoros from 1989 to 1995.

Said Mohamed Djohar
سعيد محمد جوهر
Djohar in 1991
President of the Comoros
In office
27 November 1989 – 29 September 1995
Preceded byHaribou Chebani
Succeeded byCombo Ayouba
In office
26 January 1996 – 25 March 1996
Preceded byCaabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Succeeded byMohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
Personal details
Born(1918-08-22)22 August 1918
Majunga, Madagascar
Died22 February 2006(2006-02-22) (aged 87)
Moroni, Comoros
Political partyComorian Democratic Union (1989 – 1995)
Rally for Democracy and Renewal (1996)

Climb to power

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Born in Majunga, Madagascar, Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih, who had been brought to power in a coup d'état organised by Bob Denard. After Denard reinstated the previous president, Ahmed Abdallah, Djohar's political aspirations suffered a serious setback. He became a supreme court judge during this time. The conflict between Denard and Abdallah created an opportunity for Djohar, and on November 27, 1989, the day after Abdallah was killed, Djohar became leader of the provisional government as well as head of the board of directors of the African International Bank.

Fall

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In late September 1995 the government of the Comoros was again overthrown by Bob Denard (Operation Kaskari) and his band of mercenaries, with Djohar being held prisoner in military barracks for several days. The French government flew him to Réunion for 'medical treatment', and denied him a return to the Comoros until January 1996. When he was able to return, he was restored to the presidency by the French Operation Azalee. He left office in March 1996, after Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim won the presidential election.

Djohar died at his home outside the capital Moroni on 22 February 2006. He was 87 years of age.

References

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  1. ^ "Index Di-Do".
  2. ^ Said Mohamed Djohar, 87, Comoros Leader, Is Dead
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Comoros
1989–1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Comoros
1996
Succeeded by