<page_title> List of heads of state of the Comoros </page_title> <section_title> Heads of State of the Comoros (1975–present) </section_title> <table> <cell> 25 March 1996 to 6 November 1998 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim (1936-1998), President <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2nd Term; Died in office <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6 November 1998 to 30 April 1999 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> </cell> <cell> Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde (1933-2004), Interim President <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> </table>
After the death of President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim on 6 November 1998, Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde became the interim President.