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Barkat Gourad Hamadou

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Birth
Death
18 Mar 2018 (aged 88)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Balbala, Djibouti City, Djibouti Add to Map
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Djiboutian Statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Djibouti from October 2, 1978 to March 7, 2001. Prior to Djibouti's independence, he served as a member of the French Senate from 1965 to 1974. In 1977, he was appointed Minister of Health in the country's first independent government. A year later, he appointed prime minister by President Hassan Gouled Aptidon and served in this position for the twenty-two years until resigning in 2001 because of ill health. During his tenure, a peace agreement was signed in 1994 with rebels who had been fighting the government for over three years.
Djiboutian Statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Djibouti from October 2, 1978 to March 7, 2001. Prior to Djibouti's independence, he served as a member of the French Senate from 1965 to 1974. In 1977, he was appointed Minister of Health in the country's first independent government. A year later, he appointed prime minister by President Hassan Gouled Aptidon and served in this position for the twenty-two years until resigning in 2001 because of ill health. During his tenure, a peace agreement was signed in 1994 with rebels who had been fighting the government for over three years.

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