Ahmed Goumane-Roble

Ahmed Goumane Roble (Somali: Axmed Guman Rooble) (5 January 1923 – 20 February 2013) was a Djiboutian politician who was elected to the French Senate in 1958.^[1][2] He served for ten years in the French army, where he rose to the rank of master sergeant. His courage in combat earned him the combatant's medal and the 1939-1945 Croix de Guerre.

Returning to civilian life, he traded, while engaging in public life: elected to the Territorial Council, he became his vice-presidency.

During the election of 8 June 1958 to the Council of the Republic, he won the seat attributed to the French Somali Coast by beating, by 18 votes to 7 out of 31 cast, the outgoing Hassan Gouled, thanks to the support of the RDA of which he has the label.

Goumane-Roble died on 20 February 2013, at the age of 90.^[3]

References

1. Histoire de Djibouti: des origines à la République Philippe Oberlé, Pierre Hugot – 1985 "Ahmed Goumane Roble, qui sera élu l'année suivante au Conseil de la République, Moussa Ahmed Idriss, qui deviendra député en 1962, et Ali Aref Bourhan, encore peu connu à l'époque, mais toujours fidèle"
2. Ahmed Goumané Roblé page on the French Senate website
3. "Biographie express de l'honorable Ahmed Goumaneh Robleh (AUN)". IOG doit partir on Facebook. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.