Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed
Caabi El-Yachroutu Mohamed (born 1949) is a Comorian politician. He was the country's Vice-President from May 2002 until 27 February 2006, when he resigned in order to participate in the upcoming election for a new Union president. He was eliminated in the first round of that election.
Biography
[edit]He previously served as Prime Minister from 29 April 1995 to 27 March 1996 and interim President from 5 October 1995 to 26 January 1996.
He also served as Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission. Later, he was a supporter of Anjouan President Mohamed Bacar. A few days after the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan, which toppled Bacar, he was arrested, having indicated his willingness to surrender to the Comoran army.[1]
In November 2023 , he expressed his support for Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former VP, other Bacar’s allies arrested in Anjouan" Archived 2009-03-02 at archive.today, African Press Agency, March 30, 2008.