Pan-Africanist

The Oromos are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and one of the largest in Africa. They are primarily located in Ethiopia but there are also significant populations in Kenya and Somalia.

The Oromos have a rich cultural heritage and are known for their unique cultural practices, such as the gadaa system of governance, which is based on age grades.

The Oromo language is a Cush*tic language spoken by the Oromo people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. It is the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia and is the third-largest language in Africa.

OAU=AU

LIST OF CHAIRPERSONS OF OAU/AU SINCE 1963 - 2013

Name

Beginning of term

End of term

Country

Picture

Haile Selassie I25-May-6317-Jul-64









Ethiopia





Gamal Abdel Nasser17-Jul-6421-Oct-65









Egypt



Kwame Nkrumah21-Oct-6524-Feb-66









Ghana



Joseph Arthur Ankrah24-Feb-6605-Nov-66





Ghana



Haile Selassie I05-Nov-6611-Sep-67









Ethiopia



Joseph-Désiré Mobutu11-Sep-6713-Sep-68









Congo (Kinshasa)



Houari Boumedienne13-Sep-6806-Sep-69









Algeria



Ahmadou Ahidjo06-Sep-6901-Sep-70









Cameroon



Kenneth Kaunda01-Sep-7021-Jun-71









Zambia



Moktar Ould Daddah21-Jun-7112-Jun-72









Mauritania



Hassan II12-Jun-7227-May-73









Morocco



Yakubu Gowon27-May-7312-Jun-74









Nigeria



Muhammad Siad Barre12-Jun-7428-Jul-75









Somalia



Idi Amin28-Jul-7502-Jul-76









Uganda



Seewoosagur Ramgoolam02-Jul-7602-Jul-77









Mauritius



Omar Bongo02-Jul-7718-Jul-78









Gabon



Gaafar Nimeiry18-Jul-7812-Jul-79









Sudan



William R. Tolbert, Jr.12-Jul-7912-Apr-80









Liberia



Léopold Sédar Senghor (acting)28-Apr-8001-Jul-80









Senegal



Siaka Stevens01-Jul-8024-Jun-81









Sierra Leone



Daniel arap Moi24-Jun-8106-Jun-83









Kenya



Mengistu Haile Mariam06-Jun-8312-Nov-84









Ethiopia



Julius Nyerere12-Nov-8418-Jul-85









Tanzania



Abdou Diouf18-Jul-8528-Jul-86









Senegal



Denis Sassou-Nguesso28-Jul-8627-Jul-87









PR Congo



Kenneth Kaunda27-Jul-8725-May-88









Zambia



Moussa Traoré25-May-8824-Jul-89









Mali



Hosni Mubarak24-Jul-8909-Jul-90









Egypt



Yoweri Museveni09-Jul-9003-Jun-91









Uganda



Ibrahim Babangida03-Jun-9129-Jun-92









Nigeria



Abdou Diouf29-Jun-9228-Jun-93









Senegal



Hosni Mubarak28-Jun-9313-Ju

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