How can there be a list of African dictators without Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbedu Waza Banga!. A man who was richer than his own country!

there is freedom of speech but I cant guarantee freedom after speech. idi amin

kaysce:
i absolutely agree with all u have said... a united black race/country is what they dont want, they need us more than we need them, all they have now are their policies, where do they get minerals/natural resources, vast agriculture and a sizeable emerging labour force from?

America will not interfere with any issue(national or domestic) they do not have an interest/stake in (clinton himself said this during the hutu/tutsi genocide war of rwanda. other presidents have said same. its call modern/modernized slavery. you have the feeling that you are independent, but in reality u are not so long as they interfere in ur affairs.

mugabe(a true fighter) challenged the UN at their conference saying: the US and enitre UN has expressed dislike and displeasure with the manner the US ambassador to Libya was killed tragically, but the previous year, they was a barbaric death of a UN member and African head of state- Ghadaffi, why was the manner of death not also condemned. many might no know that the US pressured the UN to give it authority to enter libya under the pretense of a peace keeping mission, after which they started throwing bombs and ghadaffi was killed. bombs are not to be used during peace keeping- but during war. Ghadaffi was no saint, just like clinton and bush are not, but he decided not to followed the west but uplift his people(maybe a little to late). do ur research, infra-structurally, libya supersedes naija.

look once an african leader is doing the bidding of the west, that leader would be praised even if he commits murder, but once he doesnt not do their bidding, he would be painted black and heinous crimes would be accredited to him .

You have said it all. As per Libya what is currently happening is what America has always wanted, am not surprise. First, america turn his people against him and threaten to withdraw their aids to any country that support him directly or indirectly. They said gadaffi is a tyrant but is country never borrow a dime from IMF or collect Aid from any western country but they rather donate. They said Gaddafi is a bad leader but the rate of unemployment in libya under is administration is just 0.01%. Other african puppet leaders called him a dictator but non of them is as better as what he has done, someone that turn Sirte(a desert) to one of the best and beautiful city in the world which annoy the western world, funny enough "Sirte" was the first to be destroy by NATO force, yet Africa were smiling under slavery. Gaddafi embrace a lot of black africa in his country by giving them jobs they cannot get in europe, the standard of living in libya then was better than that of europe, in libya once you are a graduate, you are entitled to a car, a house and an allowance per month, all that is gone now, am sure the citizen will be filled with regret now. For 40yrs Libya has never borrow a dime from any european country but after is death, they borrowed 1billion pounds from britain, yes ofcourse! The vision of the western world is fulfilled. To destroy their economy, cause a factional government and have control over the country. Yet, some people will call gaddafi names! I pity africans..most guys here in Nigeria will travel to Sirte in libya, upload pics on facebook and claim is Uk, yes ofcourse, you won't know because the country is well manage. Africa should wake up, nigeria is a major target! GEJ disappoint them by conceding defeat because they already sold weapon to some people to cause violence to fulfill their vision of division in 2015. We are under ruse

Mobutu Sese Seko (14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997)

Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga was born as Joseph-Desiré Mobutu in the Republic of the Congo, which he renamed Zaire in 1971. He was installed and supported by the West, mostly Belgium and the US, because of his strong stance against communism, but once in, the power apparently went to his head and his regime became notorious for the usual corruption, human rights abuse and nepotism – and also, in his case, amassing an enormous personal fortune, partly through embezzlement of US funds, that led some to nickname his rule a ‘kleptocracy’. Eventually in 1997, after six years of promising to help stop economic deterioration and unrest by sharing power with opposition leaders while at the same time using the army to prevent anything changing, Laurent Kabila and a rebel army forced him out of the country and took power, leaving him in exile in Morocco, where he died three months later from prostate cancer.

Jean-Bedel Bokassa (22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996)

Bokassa was born in French Equatorial Africa and served in the French colonial army for 21 years, but when David Dacko, a distant cousin, became president of the country as the newly independent Central African Republic (CAR) in 1960 he was invited to head their armed forces – and six years later ousted his cousin and declared himself president, then President for Life in 1972, and finally emperor (of the “Central African Empire”) from 1976 to 1979. His ceremony investing himself as emperor cost $20 million and nearly bankrupted the country! His rule was a reign of terror, with him taking all important government posts for himself and instituting judicial beatings and punishments such as the loss of body parts for minor convictions. He had hundreds of school children arrested for refusing to wear uniforms he had had made, and is reported to have had 100 of them massacred – while he watched. He was deposed by French paratroopers in 1979, reinstating his cousin as president and the country as the CAR again, and he went into exile in France with a fortune he had embezzled. He was tried for treason and murder, convicted and sentenced to death in absentia and when he returned in 1986 this was put into effect, although the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment – then in 1993 he was freed, to live as a private citizen in the CAR until he died.

a list without emperor bokassa of central african republic? he and idi amin are the worst despots ever in africa....go read abouy emperor bokassa man!!!

Borrussia:
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Macias Nguema

Macias Nguema was the son of a witch
doctor. Nguema was the first president of
Guinea. Though not as brutal as some other
dictators, he managed to do some of the
weirdest crimes out there. Some of his
crimes include stalking his mistresses’
former lovers. Other crimes he committed
were intellectual murder by killing the
intellectuals of his country. According to
reports , more than a third of Equatorial
Guinea’s population had to flee to other
countries to escape his brutal reign. It was
also reported that he ordered execution of
entire families and villages, during the time
of his reign, the country had neither a
development plan nor proper accounting
system for government funds. Macias
Nguema trusted no one, he spent most of
his time in his ancestral village of Mongomo,
where he kept the national treasury right
under his bed or in suitcases in his hut, but
on the 18th of August in 1979, he met his
end by his own nephew who sentenced him
to death. His nephew Teodoro Obiang
Nguema is still in power to this day.

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Said Barre

Siad Barre was a man who seized power
and stayed in power from October 21 1969
to January 26 1991. He adopted socialism
to the so called needs of Somalia. His
influences came from countries such as
China and Russia. Though he attempted a
lot of good, Barre committed a significant
amount of human rights violations such as
jailing dissidents. Barre was also very well
known for using his power to remove all
opposition or people who just didn’t like.
Barre died in political exile in 1995, but was
returned to Somalia for burial in his home
region.

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Omar Al-Bashir

Omar Al-bashir is a more recent case of
dictators. His biggest call to fame was in
March 4 2009 when he was issued an arrest
warrant. Omar has been charged with seven
crimes against humanity. Omar planned to
commit genocide against several ethnic
groups such as the Massalit and Zaghawa
groups, Omar is regarded by many today as
one of the worst dictators of Africa.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSRh3vPSXxAGo46yNgg_B3l2WSNBYeL9nvhpXJAVLhrcLgl_2AI0CbjpWo[/img]
Hissene Habre

Hissene Habre is one of dictators that didn’t
do too much, but still is a dictator. His rise
to power was from Libya invading Chad.
Habre and his troops defeated Libyan troops
and sent them packing in November 1981.
However, many human rights groups hold
Habre responsible for killing thousands of
people. These killings include massacres
against Hadjerai, and Zaghawa. The Human
Rights watch charged him with authorizing
the murders of tends of thousands of
humans and torturing them while under his
rule.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0KkCJhNwbbFUkaBlVs1DRxGCz31zFfeB4t1Qi5TXtR0JMVzwhmNfCrCI[/img]
General Idi Amin Dada

Ever seen that 1981 movie titled “Rise and
Fall of Idi Amin ” or 1976 “Raid on Entebee“?
– Kind of brings back some old memories,
what about “The Last King of
Scotland” (2006) that earned Forest
Whitaker Academy awards best actor, these
movies are based on the events of the brutal
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Idi Amin is
someone that doesn’t need too much
introduction, he is one of the worst dictators
of the last 20th century, also known as the
“Butcher of Uganda”. This 6 feet 4 inches
tall Ugandan boxing champion made the
highest rank possible for a Black African
serving in the British Army. This man
committed some unbelievable brutality that
only modern day Mexican drug cartels would
touch, It is belived that at least 300,000
people were killed during his regime. He was
born some time in the mid 1920s in Koboko
Uganda and died in August 18 2003. This
butcher left his mark on the world by using
his infamous killer squads to murder his
opponents and their families. He showed no
mercy to anyone. The scariest thing about
Amin was his ability to change from a
gentleman to an incredibly angry person
with no provocation. Amin is some that has
been described as erratic, unpredictable and
outspoken. After the United Kingdom broke
off all diplomatic relations with his regime in
1977, Amin declared he had defeated the
British and conferred on himself this full title:
“His Excellency, President for Life,
Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin
Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the
Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the
Seas and Conqueror of the British
Empire in Africa in General and Uganda
in Particular”


http://answersafrica.com/worst-dictators-africa.html

Colonel Gaddafi (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011)

Libyan Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi became interested in politics while still at school before attending a military academy and then joining the military itself – and once there he formed a revolutionary cell and, in September 1969, took over the country from then-king Idris in a bloodless coup at just 27 years of age! He immediately dissolved the monarchy, declared a republic and began ruling by decree, with the intent of making his country an Islamic socialist one. Both in 1973’s ‘Popular Revolution’, which included the start of the General People’s Committees (GPCs), and in 1977, when he dissolved the Republic in favour of Jamahiriya (a ‘state of the masses’, part-governed by the GPCs), he retained personal control of the major decisions. He claimed to rule by his ‘Third International Theory’, as detailed in his publication ‘The Green Book’. His hostile attitude to other countries (and alleged blame for the Lockerbie bombing) got Libya labelled an ‘international pariah’, and his relations with the UK and US eventually caused economic sanctions to be imposed. Then, when civil war broke out, NATO gave military support to Gaddafi’s opponents, finally bringing down Gaddafi’s rule in August 2011. He retreated to Sirte where he was captured and killed by some of the anti-Gaddafi rebels that had just defeated him. He ruled Libya, mostly as “Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya”, for 42 years.

trippy:
Some of these people are better than goodluck Jonathan

wayray oshi!

Borrussia:
Lol.

yes oo my person

trippy:
Some of these people are better than goodluck Jonathan

Will you ever get sense in your life time? Is Goodluck Jonathan a dictator? There's no basis for comparison! Okpe!!! Orue!!! Osubo malawi!!!

Borrussia:
Throughout the annals of history, humanity
has always tried to free itself. Africa has an
eternal dance of people who were
revolutionary who freed their people, those
that became the modern day messiah’s only
to enslave the very people that they were
bound to save. Here is a list of 10 saviours
who eventually turned into tyrants.

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Charles Taylor

The first of many is Charles Taylor.
Charles’s full name is Charles McArthur
Ghankay Taylor and he was the 22nd
president of Liberia. Charles ruled for eight
years from 1997-2003. Taylor was born on
January 28 1948 in a small town near
Monrovia Liberia. Before he became the
president of Liberia, Charles was a leader of
a rebel group known as The National
Patriotic Front of Liberia. Charles Taylor was
accused of being a war time criminal who
committed several atrocities and crimes
against humanity, this is due to his
involvement in the Sierra Leone Civil War
that occurred between 1991 and 2002,
Charles Taylor was eventually found guilty
at the International criminal court of justice,
The Hague in 2012 for all eleven charges
ranging from terror, Conscripting or enlisting
children under the age of 15 years into
armed forces or groups, or using them to
participate actively in hostilities, Violence to
life, health and physical or mental well-being
of persons, in particular cruel treatment and
in May of that year, he was sentenced to 50
years in prison. He is regarded as one of the
worst dictators of Africa of the 21st century

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Paul Biya

Paul hails from Cameroon and was born in
February 13 1933. Politics was always in
Biya’s blood, and he has managed to be
president for several terms, he has been
the President of Cameroon since 6 November
1982. Biya has many critics for his lack of
public appearances, but Biya wields his
sweeping powers like a tyrant. He rules with
his authoritarian fist that lets him essentially
push any policies that he deems necessary.
Though not the worst of the worst, Biya is
one of the best known examples of
authoritarianism. “Tyrants, the World’s 20
Worst Living Dictators”, by David
Wallechinsky, ranked Biya together with
three others mainly in sub-Saharan
Africa: Robert
Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Teodoro Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea,
and King Mswati of Swaziland. He was also
ranked 19th in Parade Magazine’s Top 20
list of “The World’s Worst Dictators”

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Robert Mugabe

Uncle Roo is the quintessential hero to
tyrant, the modern day messiah that helped
bring freedom to Zimbabweans only to get
himself power drunk, he has been in power
since 1980. Robert Gabriel Mugabe is a man
who needs no introduction. Mugabe is an
odd man when it comes to dictators. He has
the illusion of democracy on one hand while
he oppresses the white Zimbabwe people
with the other, Robert Mugabe has been
viewed as being racist towards white people,
targeting white citizens in various ways. To
make him even more confusing, a number of
Africans consider Mugabe a hero in their
eyes. Mugabe has committed many crimes
against human rights according to news
sources. In Mugabe’s words he has referred
to lesbians and gays as being “worse than
dogs and pigs” Though his worst crimes are
wielding his authoritarian power to strip
white people of their wealth and property. In
the international scene, he is regarded by
many, especially the white folks as one of
the worst dictators of Africa ever

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General Sanni Abacha

Abacha hails from Nigeria and though he
only retained power for a scant five years, he
managed to commit a lifetime of crimes in
this time period. He declared his government
to be above the law and he essentially did
whatever he wanted. Sanni Abacha has been
described by political pundits as “the most
brutal dictator of the west African
powerhouse”. He ruled his nation with
impunity. Though unconfirmed, rumours
emanating from official circles has it that the
senior military officer died in sexual bouts
with Indian prostitutes. He will always be
remembered for the 1995 killing of the
political and environmental activist, Ken Saro
Wiwa. He was also responsible for five
billion dollars in stolen funds . It
is believed that his family still holds a
significant amount of these ill gotten gains.
General Sani Abacha is one of the worst
dictators of Africa

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Sekou Toure

Sekou Toure was only to be president of
Guinea for four years. He managed to rule it
for three decades from 1958-1984. He
declared Guinea a one party state. Toure
was another typical case of someone that
was initially seen as the ‘Guinean Messiah’,
but later became a pain to his people. Toure
who was one time leader of the Pan-
Africanist movement consistently spoke out
against colonial powers, he befriended
African American activists that includes the
like of Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael, to
whom he offered asylum. He is survived
through the Guineans who fled the country
to avoid the death camps that were enacted
under his watch. Many of his political
opponents were executed in these camps.

fabrricated lies

So what makes Mugabe , Biya and Sekou Toure dictators? Or is it because the west said so? Dummy

Sweetguy25:
The list isn't complete without our very own Baba One Chance.

baba no make d list Cuz he was not given enough time to complete the perpetuation of his plans...

That's true

where our own baba na....Sir baba nor de?? they make mistake be that...

chuna1985:


baba no make d list Cuz he was not given enough time to complete the perpetuation of his plans...

You mean Baba 3rd term?

Borrussia:
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Macias Nguema

Macias Nguema was the son of a witch
doctor. Nguema was the first president of
Guinea. Though not as brutal as some other
dictators, he managed to do some of the
weirdest crimes out there. Some of his
crimes include stalking his mistresses’
former lovers. Other crimes he committed
were intellectual murder by killing the
intellectuals of his country. According to
reports , more than a third of Equatorial
Guinea’s population had to flee to other
countries to escape his brutal reign. It was
also reported that he ordered execution of
entire families and villages, during the time
of his reign, the country had neither a
development plan nor proper accounting
system for government funds. Macias
Nguema trusted no one, he spent most of
his time in his ancestral village of Mongomo,
where he kept the national treasury right
under his bed or in suitcases in his hut, but
on the 18th of August in 1979, he met his
end by his own nephew who sentenced him
to death. His nephew Teodoro Obiang
Nguema is still in power to this day.

[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMLaJ_q36Jcn8zdb_DtYprmt3hoZGDElNbOjMk8VmHbHi_AYgQx5LD8A[/img]
Said Barre

Siad Barre was a man who seized power
and stayed in power from October 21 1969
to January 26 1991. He adopted socialism
to the so called needs of Somalia. His
influences came from countries such as
China and Russia. Though he attempted a
lot of good, Barre committed a significant
amount of human rights violations such as
jailing dissidents. Barre was also very well
known for using his power to remove all
opposition or people who just didn’t like.
Barre died in political exile in 1995, but was
returned to Somalia for burial in his home
region.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHmiAMBj40P5KpDQ5TBq719JiBzSJSn1equHeB2k1Ys2vnMh_O9hk3kCM[/img]
Omar Al-Bashir

Omar Al-bashir is a more recent case of
dictators. His biggest call to fame was in
March 4 2009 when he was issued an arrest
warrant. Omar has been charged with seven
crimes against humanity. Omar planned to
commit genocide against several ethnic
groups such as the Massalit and Zaghawa
groups, Omar is regarded by many today as
one of the worst dictators of Africa.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSRh3vPSXxAGo46yNgg_B3l2WSNBYeL9nvhpXJAVLhrcLgl_2AI0CbjpWo[/img]
Hissene Habre

Hissene Habre is one of dictators that didn’t
do too much, but still is a dictator. His rise
to power was from Libya invading Chad.
Habre and his troops defeated Libyan troops
and sent them packing in November 1981.
However, many human rights groups hold
Habre responsible for killing thousands of
people. These killings include massacres
against Hadjerai, and Zaghawa. The Human
Rights watch charged him with authorizing
the murders of tends of thousands of
humans and torturing them while under his
rule.

[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0KkCJhNwbbFUkaBlVs1DRxGCz31zFfeB4t1Qi5TXtR0JMVzwhmNfCrCI[/img]
General Idi Amin Dada

Ever seen that 1981 movie titled “Rise and
Fall of Idi Amin ” or 1976 “Raid on Entebee“?
– Kind of brings back some old memories,
what about “The Last King of
Scotland” (2006) that earned Forest
Whitaker Academy awards best actor, these
movies are based on the events of the brutal
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Idi Amin is
someone that doesn’t need too much
introduction, he is one of the worst dictators
of the last 20th century, also known as the
“Butcher of Uganda”. This 6 feet 4 inches
tall Ugandan boxing champion made the
highest rank possible for a Black African
serving in the British Army. This man
committed some unbelievable brutality that
only modern day Mexican drug cartels would
touch, It is belived that at least 300,000
people were killed during his regime. He was
born some time in the mid 1920s in Koboko
Uganda and died in August 18 2003. This
butcher left his mark on the world by using
his infamous killer squads to murder his
opponents and their families. He showed no
mercy to anyone. The scariest thing about
Amin was his ability to change from a
gentleman to an incredibly angry person
with no provocation. Amin is some that has
been described as erratic, unpredictable and
outspoken. After the United Kingdom broke
off all diplomatic relations with his regime in
1977, Amin declared he had defeated the
British and conferred on himself this full title:
“His Excellency, President for Life,
Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin
Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the
Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the
Seas and Conqueror of the British
Empire in Africa in General and Uganda
in Particular”


http://answersafrica.com/worst-dictators-africa.html

Nice one

abduljabbar4:

Do you think everybody thinks like a lunatic

this got me loling

Rapmoney:
Will you ever get sense in your life time? Is Goodluck Jonathan a dictator? There's no basis for comparison! Okpe!!! Orue!!! Osubo malawi!!!

but you know you're the senseless one abi? Who said he was a dictator?

Ekaka1:

Your Fada!!!!!

why? Because I insulted yours?

silvernus0:
NA WA 4U OO, HOW MANY DID HE KIL ?? PERSOALITY MUDERERS.

are u seriously asking? Did I kill the people in north east?

@op,
seriously.. do you mean to say "short man devu" was the only dictator Nigeria produced?
What about "maradona" ?
Haba... let's give honour, to whom honour is due na
#eyesrolling#

bouncino:
Dont know your definition of dictator. A list without Hitler, Baby Doc, the North Korea guy, former Chinese leader, Mobutu, Sadam, Ayotallah etc is incomplete.
I guess you were focusing on sit tight African leaders not dictators

this is how people fail exam

Keneking:


Your arguments and classification holds no water as they are mental propositions and fabrications not empirically supported and not justiciable. There are no references to these summaries you have put up here.

The difference is that while most of those characters mentioned were "lone-rangers", Jonathan achieved this particular feat in company of his PDP cohorts.

Correct me if wrong...Jonathan has to be included because his actions and inactions are felt in present times and easily a candidate of past African leaders with dictatorial tendencies.

and the educational institution continues to suffer

Borrussia:
This tête wouldn't have been necessitated if you just accept the fact that your assertions are wrong. Jonathan didn't make my list because he is not dictatorial- I didn't compile assumptions but facts!

what are you replying them for?

Where is Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire(DR Congo)? Moumar Ghadaffi of Libya? Sgt. Major Samuel Doe of Liberia

What of Mobutu Seseseko and Ghadafi

bouncino:
Dont know your definition of dictator. A list without Hitler, Baby Doc, the North Korea guy, former Chinese leader, Mobutu, Sadam, Ayotallah etc is incomplete.
I guess you were focusing on sit tight African leaders not dictators

That would probably be why the writer said..."in Africa" abi you no read the title

bouncino:
Dont know your definition of dictator. A list without Hitler, Baby Doc, the North Korea guy, former Chinese leader, Mobutu, Sadam, Ayotallah etc is incomplete.
I guess you were focusing on sit tight African leaders not dictators

That would probably be why the writer said..."in Africa" abi you jo read the title

samplegirl:


Very sure you don't know the meaning of the word DICTATOR

did u see that word on my post? Everybody must talk

I don't believe these people were brutal..... most of these things the op posted here were are said by the whites.
Have the white ever spoken any thing good about Africa? look at Libya today.... 'They' said He was a dictator & we can see for ourselves what is happening there......
Africans should try & read there own story,from African point of view, not there own story told to promote white supremacy.......

Ekaka1:

You mean Baba 3rd term?

nah, he's first term.