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The Chairperson of the African Union is chosen by the Assembly of the African Union, which consists of the heads of state of member countries, to serve a one-year term. The direct precursor to this position was the Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity.

List of Chairmen of the Organisation of African Unity

Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Haile Selassie I	25 May 1963	17 July 1964
Gamal Abdel Nasser	17 July 1964	21 October 1965
Kwame Nkrumah	21 October 1965	24 February 1966
Joseph Arthur Ankrah	24 February 1966	5 November 1966
Haile Selassie I	5 November 1966	11 September 1967
Joseph-Désiré Mobutu	11 September 1967	13 September 1968
Houari Boumedienne	13 September 1968	6 September 1969
Ahmadou Ahidjo	6 September 1969	1 September 1970
Kenneth Kaunda	1 September 1970	21 June 1971
Moktar Ould Daddah	21 June 1971	12 June 1972
Hassan II	12 June 1972	27 May 1973
Yakubu Gowon	27 May 1973	12 June 1974
Muhammad Siad Barre	12 June 1974	28 July 1975
Idi Amin	28 July 1975	2 July 1976
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	2 July 1976	2 July 1977
Omar Bongo	2 July 1977	18 July 1978
Gaafar Nimeiry	18 July 1978	12 July 1979
William R. Tolbert, Jr.	12 July 1979	12 April 1980
Léopold Sédar Senghor (acting)	28 April 1980	1 July 1980
Siaka Stevens	1 July 1980	24 June 1981
Daniel arap Moi	24 June 1981	6 June 1983
Mengistu Haile Mariam	6 June 1983	12 November 1984
Julius Nyerere	12 November 1984	18 July 1985
Abdou Diouf	18 July 1985	28 July 1986
Denis Sassou-Nguesso	28 July 1986	27 July 1987
Kenneth Kaunda	27 July 1987	25 May 1988
Moussa Traoré	25 May 1988	24 July 1989
Hosni Mubarak	24 July 1989	9 July 1990
Yoweri Museveni	9 July 1990	3 June 1991
Ibrahim Babangida	3 June 1991	29 June 1992
Abdou Diouf	29 June 1992	28 June 1993
Hosni Mubarak	28 June 1993	13 June 1994
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali	13 June 1994	26 June 1995
Meles Zenawi	26 June 1995	8 July 1996
Paul Biya	8 July 1996	2 June 1997
Robert Mugabe	2 June 1997	8 June 1998
Blaise Compaoré	8 June 1998	12 July 1999
Abdelaziz Bouteflika	12 July 1999	10 July 2000
Gnassingbé Eyadéma	10 July 2000	9 July 2001
Frederick Chiluba	9 July 2001	2 January 2002
Levy Mwanawasa	2 January 2002	9 July 2002

List of Chairs of the African Union

Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Thabo Mbeki	9 July 2002	10 July 2003
Joaquim Chissano	10 July 2003	6 July 2004
Olusegun Obasanjo	6 July 2004	24 January 2006
Denis Sassou-Nguesso	24 January 2006	29 January 2007
John Kufuor	29 January 2007	31 January 2008
Jakaya Kikwete	31 January 2008	Present

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