{{Short description|Comorian politician (1954–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} '''Ibrahim Halidi''' ({{langx|ar|إبراهيم هاليدي}}; 1954 – 23 February 2020), or officially '''Halidi Abderemane Ibrahim''', was a Comorian politician, philosophy teacher and writer.
== Biography == Officially born in Adda Daoueni, he was actually born in Bandracouni, the village of his mother Naïme Mouchidra Moussa.<ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 55</ref> He was born Djamil Halidi but was renamed Ibrahim Halidi in 1960<ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 64.</ref> when he lived in Ouani to receive treatment and attend school.
Ibrahim Halidi supervised the National Revolutionary Youth Committee and was the second most important person for Ali Soilih's regime.<ref>L. Bellétan, 2022. « [https://masiwa-comores.com/culture/ibrahim-halidi-memoire-dun-revolutionnaire/ Ibrahim Halidi, mémoire d’un révolutionnaire] », Masiwa, 10 mai 2022</ref><ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 85.</ref> When Ali Soilih and his government resigned, Ibrahim Halidi became president for about a month.<ref>L. Bellétan, 2022. « [https://masiwa-comores.com/culture/ibrahim-halidi-memoire-dun-revolutionnaire/ Ibrahim Halidi, mémoire d’un révolutionnaire] », Masiwa, 10 mai 2022</ref><ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 87.</ref> The revolutionary regime sentenced Ibrahim Halidi to death in 1977 at a trial in the Hotel Alamal.<ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. « Lettre au défunt président camarade Ali Soilihi» in Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 31 et 32</ref><ref>L. Bellétan, 2022. « [https://masiwa-comores.com/culture/ibrahim-halidi-memoire-dun-revolutionnaire/ Ibrahim Halidi, mémoire d’un révolutionnaire] », Masiwa, 10 mai 2022</ref>
After the May 1978 coup against Ali Soilih, Ibrahim Halidi was imprisoned in Hombo and Patsy in Anjouan.<ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. « Lettre au défunt président camarade Ali Soilihi» in Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 30.</ref> He obtained his baccalaureate in 1978 and went to Togo to study philosophy and education at the University of Lomé. He returned to the Comoros in 1983 and taught philosophy at a secondary school in Fomboni (Moheli), then in Mutsamudu and Domoni (Anjouan).<ref>Mohamed Dhakoine Abdou, 2021. « Préface : À Ibrahim, l’éternel incompris » in Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 8.</ref>
After the 1990 presidential election, Ibrahim Halidi became Minister of the Interior,<ref>Perri, Pascal, 1994. Comores. Les nouveaux mercenaires, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 152.</ref> then Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sport. He founded the Union of Democrats for Development (UDD) party with Saïd El Anis Mohamed Djohar<ref>Pétan Mognihazi, « Union des Démocrates pour la Décentralisation : Pour une rupture avec les traditions qui entravent le développement », Al-Watwan n°189 du 20 au 26 décembre 1991.</ref> and Mohamed Dhakoine Abdou. After the general elections of 22 and 29 November 1992, Ibrahim Halidi became a member of parliament,<ref>African Elections Database : [https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fafricanelections.tripod.com%2Fkm.html%231996_Presidential_Election#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url Elections in the Comoros]</ref> before being appointed Prime Minister of the Comoros from January<ref>Journal officiel de la République fédérale Islamique des Comores, n°1, janvier 1993.</ref> to May 1993.<ref>Le Monde, 23 mai 1993. « [https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1993/05/23/comores-le-huitieme-gouvernement-du-president-djohar-est-tombe_3948756_1819218.html Comores : le huitième gouvernement du président Djohar est tombé] »</ref><ref>Vérin, Pierre, 1994. Les Comores, Paris, Karthala, p. 230 et 231.</ref>
Ibrahim Halidi stood in the presidential elections of March 1996.<ref>Saïd Mahamoudou, 1997. « Les Comores et la démocratie », Politique africaine, n°67, in La France et les migrants africains, pp. 122-129.</ref> After this election, he became Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs,<ref>« Comores », Actualité africaine : Océan indien, Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens, Vol. 51, n°2629-2642, 1996, p.706.</ref> then Minister of Transport, Tourism and Telecommunications.
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After the dissolution of the Union of Democrats for Development (UDD), Ibrahim Halidi became secretary general<ref>Africa Intelligence, « [https://www.africaintelligence.com/southern-africa-and-islands/1997/11/29/hilali-sets-up-new-party,46613-bre Comoros islands: Hilali sets up new party]», 29 November 1997.</ref> and then president of another party, the Movement for the Comoros (MPC). In December 2002, he ran for president of the autonomous island of Anjouan and came second.<ref>Ibrahim Halidi Abderemane, 2021. Les Comores. Unité dans la pluralité, Paris, L’Harmattan, p. 134.</ref> In the presidential elections of April and May 2006, he also stood for election and came second.<ref>BBC News, 14 April 2006: [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4909228.stm Q&A: Comoros elections]</ref>
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He was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 in Tananarive. He underwent treatment in Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania. He died in Mamoudzou hospital in Mayotte on 23 February 2020.<ref>Décès en France : [https://www.deces-en-france.fr/resultats/25030176-halidi-abderemane-ibrahim M. HALIDI ABDEREMANE Ibrahim]</ref>
He is the author of the book ''Comores. Unité dans la pluralité'', published in 2021 by L'Harmattan.
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