It's rare for the leader of a country to die in office. Since 2008, it's happened 13 times worldwide - but 10 of those leaders have been African. Why is it so much more common in this one continent?

Large crowds carrying candles ran alongside the hearse carrying the body of Meles Zenawi, as it made its way through Addis Ababa, on Tuesday. He had died, aged 57, after a long illness.
Earlier in the month, tens of thousands of Ghanaians attended the funeral of their late President, John Atta Mills, who had died suddenly at the age of 68.
Four months earlier, a national holiday was declared in Malawi to allow as many people as possible to attend the funeral of the late president, Bingu wa Mutharika, who had died of a cardiac arrest, aged 78.
And in January, the president of Guinea Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, died in a military hospital in Paris after a long illness. He was 64.





Dr George Leeson, a gerontologist from the University of Oxford, explains.

"African presidents, before they have been elected, will have led a relatively disadvantaged life, and disadvantageous lifestyle, and that will impact on their life expectancies at subsequent ages," he says. "So, once they get into the presidential office, even though they will be living a lifestyle far far far removed from their fellow citizens, which would increase their life expectancy in relation to those fellow citizens, they do have an accumulated disadvantageous lifestyle which they have to pay back on at some time."

Were they healthy in the first place?
Look their faces.

Callotti: Were they healthy in the first place?
Look their faces.

LMAO! But seriously you are not far from the truth.most of them knowing their health problems still go ahead to become president all in the name of acquiring wealth which cannot solve their health problems.

wow!

And more have died since

Imperialist are poisoning African president who try to fix their country. That how they keep us unstablised and exploitable.

Nigeria has had Abacha, Yaradua and Buhari all fall ill within 19 years.

GenBuhari:
Imperialist are poisoning African president who try to fix their country. That how they keep us unstablised and exploitable.

Nigeria has had Abacha, Yaradua and Buhari all fall ill within 19 years.

I knew you would be here with this your theory

Why do you call it a theory?
The statistic are enough for you to form a solid conclusion.

SalamRushdie:


I knew you would be here with this your theory

GenBuhari:
Why do you call it a theory?
The statistic are enough for you to form a solid conclusion.

I know you are right but sometimes they do this for our own good

Tell me one instance in history the action of the white man has been beneficial to any African country?

SalamRushdie:


I know you are right but sometimes they do this for our own good

GenBuhari:
Tell me one instance in history the action of the white man has been beneficial to any African country?

The case of Buhari .. Buhari's lack of vision is a danger to every Nigerian believe me

It easy to allege that Buhari lacks vision, I challenge you to present specific examples of his performance that led you to that conclusion.

SalamRushdie:


The case of Buhari .. Buhari's lack of vision is a danger to every Nigerian believe me

GenBuhari:
Imperialist are poisoning African president who try to fix their country. That how they keep us unstablised and exploitable.

Nigeria has had Abacha, Yaradua and Buhari all fall ill within 19 years.

Don't forget Susan Rice and the poisoned tea she served MKO Abiola.

Yes also Tunde Idiagbon, who was looking like he was looking to get back involved in politics after 1999 elections, there were many people urging Obasanjo to appoint him into an anti corruption role.

isalegan2:


Don't forget Susan Rice and the poisoned tea she served MKO Abiola.

For the Nigerian leaders,
IMO,I think they were killed by RATS.

GenBuhari:
Yes also Tunde Idiagbon, who was looking like he was looking to get back involved in politics after 1999 elections, there were many people urging Obasanjo to appoint him into an anti corruption role.

Ah I loved Tunde Idiagbon!


Bros, I'm not on Nairaland as much but I deserve to be on DANite list nau! Why you exclude me?

Is it "out of sight, out of mind" ni?

You are already a DANite. Check well you would see your name

We need you on side.

isalegan2:


Ah I loved Tunde Idiagbon!


Bros, I'm not on Nairaland as much but I deserve to be on DANite list nau! Why you exclude me?

Is it "out of sight, out of mind" ni?

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