Africa’s Longest Serving Leaders: Presidents Who Have Ruled for Over 30 Years – THE METRO

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Africa’s Longest Serving Leaders: Presidents Who Have Ruled for Over 30 Years

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This article takes a closer look at the African leaders who have managed to hold on to power for over thirty years.

1. Paul Biya (Cameroon) – 50 Years

Paul Biya has held the presidency in Cameroon since the 6th of November 1982. He stands as the second-longest-reigning president in Africa, the world’s oldest current non-royal national leader, and the planet’s eldest head of state.

2. Teodoro Nguema Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea) – 45 Years

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3. Denis Sassou Nguesso (Republic of Congo) – 39 Years

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4. Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) – 39 Years

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni was a part of the rebels who ousted Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85). Recognized by the West as a hero, Museveni subsequently amended the rules in his favor by eliminating presidential term limits in 2005, thereby enabling an extension of his rule. His administration is commonly regarded as autocratic.

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5. Isaias Afwerki (Eritrea) – 32 Years

Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin

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