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Tuesday 5 January 2016

Effect of Long time Serving President/Head of State in Africa

Africa will remain behind unless they stop this long time serving men.A country full of young and vibrant youths are governed by old men.Africans needs to stand up for their right and fight for what they deserve.


No 5: PRESIDENT YOWERI MUSEVENI of UGANDA
25 YEARS
An ex-army officer Yoweri Museveni led his National Resistance Army into Kampala in January 1986
to seize power. Since then He managed to win 4 elections on his own terms of democracy. Despite,
oppositions disputed the results and recently he clamped down on demonstrators that are not happy
because of corruption on his government and high living costs in country.
YOWERI MUSEVENI of UGANDA


No 4: PRESIDENT PAUL BIYA of CAMEROON
29 YEARS
In November 1982, Cameroon's first post-independence leader, Ahmadou Ahidjo,formally resigned
due to ill-health, and handed the presidency to his Prime Minister, Paul Biya.
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, described as running government finances “like a petty cash fund”,
booked himself and his entourage a $1.2m three week holiday by chartered jet to the French resort
of La Baule. They took 43 rooms in two luxury hotels costing $60,000 a night, went on shopping
sprees and splashed cash on casino nights.
” reported the US embassy in Cameroon. “When Biya traveled to the United Nations general assembly
in September 2008, a member of his entourage was caught as he tried to escape from Biya’s Geneva
hotel with a bag filled with 3.4m Swiss francs (about $6.8 million)in cash.”
Paul Biya of Cameroon


No 3: PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE of ZIMBABWE
31 YEARS
The world cheered when, after leading a long guerrilla war,Robert Mugabe led his Zanu party to victory
at the elections in February 1980, after Zimbabwe had won its independence from Britain. But he is no
longer a global favourite and the opposition accuses him of destroying his country in a bid to stay in
power. The Mugabe administration has been criticised around the world for corruption, suppression of
political opposition, mishandling of land reform , economic mismanagement, and the deteriorating
human rights situation in Zimbabwe He is now sharing power - but remains president.
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe


No 2: PRESIDENT JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS of ANGOLA
32 YEARS
He's nick name"quite dictator" came to power in September 1979, one month after the longest
serving President in Africa came into power. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos assumed power on
the death of Angola's first president, Agostinho Neto, But for much of the time after that, he ruled only
over half the country, as his MPLA fought a civil war against Unita. Now, with the war over, and Unita
crushed at parliamentary two years ago elections, he is being called on to hold an election for
the presidency.No firm date has yet been set.Since then he has been manipulate the weak opposition.
JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS of ANGOLA


No 1: President TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA of EQUATORIAL GUINEA
NEARLY 32 YEARS
He's now the longest serving President in Africa. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema came to power
in August 3, 1979 he deposed his uncle in a violent coup d'état, supported by 600 mercenaries
licensed from Hassan II of Morocco, Macias Nguema(uncle), who fled but was later captured
and executed. Despite its new-found oil wealth, 60% of the people of Equatorial Guinea live on less
than a dollar a day. But they clearly all love President Nguema, as he won 97% of the vote at the last
election in 2002.

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