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Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by nairalanda1(m): 3:47pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
anonymous1759: Actually, the UK monarch has less powers than they did in say the 17th century. In 1649, the then King was beheaded by his people. 13 years later , his son was on the throne, but he kind of signed an agreement....In 1688, the then king was kicked out and replaced with his niece and her husband. And so forth. Most of the power in the UK is held by the Parliament, and the PM. The current monarch is basically ceremonial. Ya think the Monarchs of the UK wanted the colonies to go? Nope. But the PM and company then decided. It is the same thing with most European monarchs. Once upon a time, a European monarch could do and undo. Now, they can't. Their kids can even be called as witnesses in court cases, and be sued. It's because you don't read history. If you did, and you saw how many European monarchs have been removed, especially countries like France, Rossiya and Germany...and even Austria and Hungary....and Greece...all had kings, all gone now....compared to the power they used to hold centuries ago, you go see. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Successlane: 3:53pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
mmmm |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Successlane: 3:54pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Brendaniel: I whole heartedly support that 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by OKORONKWOBRIGHT(m): 3:55pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
the King s are not supposed to be among the list the are not elected 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by lexy2014: 3:55pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
ijustdey: The heading or topic is misleading. It says "African presidents" but then it is including the kings of Morocco, mswatini and Lesotho. Those are monarchs. When did Monarchs become presidents? 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by lexy2014: 3:56pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
OKORONKWOBRIGHT: I thought I was the only one who noticed 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by lexy2014: 3:59pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
chopnaira: Where did you learn this history? |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by McLizbae: 4:00pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Chai Cameroon! Paul Biya don rule that country out... If not for soccer, the world may not know that country exist. 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by oyatainer(m): 4:01pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
NaijaSumigan: If military is the determinant of development, Africa would be the most developed continent of the world. The highest numbers of military takeover in the world happened in Africa. What have they done. Our country is the true reflection of what we have in the Fg system now. If you are there tomorrow, what difference can you make? Thats the problem. Who on earth can you trust again if the like of Osinbanjo couldnt do anything spectacular? |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by omooba969(m): 4:01pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
anonymous1759: 👍 |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by lexy2014: 4:05pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
LegendHero: The president of Ireland is actually a ceremonial president. It's the PM that has executive powers |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by SALLYBERRY01(m): 4:10pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Kings shouldn’t be included. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by gabbasin(m): 4:37pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
We have ceremonial monarch different from absolute monarch, remove the ceremonial monarch from the list. Queen Elizabeth did not rule, she reigned |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Raf4: 4:56pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
At some point, Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo was the longest serving President, at another time it was Mobutu Seseseko of Congo. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by King3urna(m): 4:58pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
anonymous1759: Exactly what I wanted to say 2 Likes |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Reference(m): 5:01pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
anonymous1759: They are equally bad. The purpose of democracy is the diversity of ideas and visions leadership brings to make a society viable and enduring. When you have leadership persist for a long period of time it is like inbreeding within families. Fraught with problems and such countries inevitably become structurally faulty. When nations have leadership that oeriata they often end catastrophically and without warning. The reason for instance Britain is no longer a world power is due to the monarchy. A small group of people that made shocking decisions throughout the world that eventually caught up with them. Today Nigeria is about to make one by proposing to invade Niger Republic. It is a democracy that will give deep thought to the viability of that decision. Left to Mr. President if this was a monarchy the country may have been at war already with unforseen consequences and most likely bad as we did by invading the west coast during the Babangida regime and sent our economy into a recession we have not recovered from till date. 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by TemmyT002(m): 5:16pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Remove the word 'serving' Na scam |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by sureinfo: 5:26pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Dem go soon do that Cameroon guy coup |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by bizhop01: 5:28pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
LegendHero:All this countries in your list are doing pretty well, compare to shit holes |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Tommydare(m): 5:48pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Military regime might be worse than what we have now or there might be no difference. It's still the same selfish mentality those people will carry enter. Did you think Mali, Burkina Faso etc have experienced any significant changes positively since Military came into power? NaijaSumigan: 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by professore(m): 5:56pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Imagine |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by tollyboy5(m): 6:35pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
nairalanda1:Having more duty does not translate to having more powers than the king. Lets be informed. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by tollyboy5(m): 6:42pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
nairalanda1:You jumped from 1688 to the present monarch and call him a ceremonial king. You yourself you've not proving how he became a ceremonial king. Was queen Elizabeth ceremonial? or was her predecessor ceremonial? what makes the current king ceremonial? You seem to be concluding things base on general misguided speculations. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by nairalanda1(m): 6:58pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
tollyboy5: It's a very brief summary. To tell the full story would take pages and pages and pages...you would get bored and I don't have the time.. But then again, suffice it to know that it is a even longer story, from the events around Magna Charta, to the first parliament, to the beheading of King Charles, (and the concept of the Divine Rights of kings.), and the Glorious revolution, and even the House of Lords reform act of 1910, the end of Empire and beginning of Commonwealth, and so on and so forth. I mean, Henry the eight had several wives beheaded, and even two trusted advisors beheaded for not obeying him (one of the wives had side men, if you get my drift). King Charlie had to go to court to divorce his wifey like everyone else, back when he was a Prince tho...in 1992. What a difference 400 years maketh. But you don't have to agree with me. That's the beauty of this site. |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by ucnwafor(m): 7:02pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Latakia:do you know that baba is supposedly out performed leader in the country |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by ucnwafor(m): 7:07pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Brendaniel:seconded 1 Like |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by rickleye: 7:12pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
LegendHero: Don’t forget Isreal to PM comes and goes Benjamin Netanyahu |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by 21NAUGHTYUTY(m): 8:29pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
Like seriously, 45 years.... Omor At times the coup is necessary |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Menclothing: 8:40pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
You can’t try this in Nigeria never ever reason military can’t come back |
Re: Top 10 Longest-serving African Presidents by Cool83(m): 9:27pm On Sep 01, 2023 |
NaijaSumigan: Those previous military regime that we have in Nigeria, what do they achieve |
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