Does Africa still have dictators? Find out now, learn who they
are and where they rule.

Dictators can be found in many parts of the world. Presently
there are over 30 dictators ruling, but almost half of them are
located in Africa. More precisely, currently there are 14
effective African dictators. Some of them rule for quite long
periods of time. In addition to the list of the top ten dictators of
Africa of all time, you can find some fascinating details on
dictators in general.

Here are some interesting facts about
Africa and its dictators:




Amazingly, but Africa has at least 10 dictators, who ruled
their countries for over or almost 30 years in a row





★The longest ruling dictator of Africa is Teodoro Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo from Equatorial Guinea (35 + years)

★During his rule Guinea has one of the highest national per
capita GDP with one of the lowest levels of life for people

★Some dictators claimed they had extraordinary abilities or
mystical powers in their possession



★At times dictators banned the activities they did not like, for
instance, fishing

★Others would put to jail people with foreign names or do not
let TV folks call by name anyone, but themselves

★Most dictators attached some extravagant titles to their
names, such as Kings of Life or creators of Universe


10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Ruling: 1979-
Country: Equatorial Guinea
This is the winner on our list of the longest ruling dictators in
Africa. He has occupied the top position in the country for over
35 years. Teodoro replaced his uncle, who terrorized the
country for 11 years. It seems like his ruling is less cruel than
that of his relative.

Over the last years the country managed to attain the highest
level of GDP per capita. At this, the majority of people are still
living in extreme poverty.



9. Robert Mugabe

Ruling: 1987-
Country: Zimbabwe
As some others on our list of Top Ten dictators of Africa this
dictator was elected by Zimbabwean people. As it often times
happens former heroes turn into dictators. Even though the
first election was fair, the majority of the consequent ones
were not. He has been reelected over and over again.

Mugabe has managed to do much good for the black
population. He has opened new schools and achieved
significant growth in agricultural and industrial sectors. He
was mostly accused of being racist towards the white people
in his country.



8. Sani Abacha

Ruling: 1993-1998
Country: Nigeria
Nigeria is lucky enough to have a pretty short period of
dictators’ ruling. Along with the military juntas of the 60ss and
70ss, Sani Abacha is one of the few cruel rules in power.
Colonel Abacha held in terror not only his political opponents,
but the entire country as well.

His has imprisoned and murdered Moshood Abiola, who won
the fair election and later on murdered his wife. He has
installed quick and terrorizing regime in the country and was
accused of breaking human rights and bereft people of their
right to elect, right to possess the land and of money.

His rule was marked by high level of corruption and he has
made his family extremely wealthy. At this, somehow he
managed to significantly reduce Nigeria’s external debt and
magnificently grow its foreign exchange reserves.



7. Said Barre

Ruling: 1969-1991
Country: Somalia
Here is another lasting ruler in Africa. He came into his power
through a military coup; although, unlike many other coups,
this one was a bloodless one. 22 years of his rule were marked
by numerous transgressions against the human rights. People
were taken to prisons, kept there with no trial, raped, tortured,
etc.

Large portions of population were restricted in their ability to
move from place to place. All the political opponents of the
ruler got persecuted and murdered. Such crimes prevented the
attempt of Barre to obtain help and support of the US
government.





6. Charles Taylor

Ruling: 1997-2003
Country: Liberia
This ruler is widely known for abusing the power entrusted to
him. He was selling guns in exchange for “blood” diamonds. In
2012 he was sentenced to 50 years of prison. He was also
accused of committing crimes against humanity leading to
multiple human deaths.




[img]5. Omar al-Bashir[/img]

Rulign: 1989-2009
Country: Sudan
As a matter of fact, this dictator has been elected by the people
and thrice occupied the presidential post of the country. During
his rule several wars and military conflicts have taken place
with over 400 thousand people killed in them.
This politician planned and carried out genocide against
certain ethnic parts of the Sudan population, such as
Zagwaga. In 2009 he was arrested and put to trial for creating
various crimes against humanity. He has stolen huge sums of
money from the country (over 6 billion US dollars), which were
later on found on his bank accounts.




4. Hissene Habre

Ruling: 1982-1990
Country: Chad
Some men manage to do more in just 8 years in power than
others in 30 something years. This dictator’s rule was short,
but he managed to do much harm to his nation. With over 40+
thousand people killed and systematic torture he got high up
on our list of top ten dictators of Africa.

He has established a unit called DDS. It worked as his
personal Gestapo. They could shoot, lock up or torture people
or kill entire families. They had the absolute power over people,
their lives and bodies.

Former prisoners and survivors of this “godlike” ruling man
have decided to go for justice. They collected proofs and
opened a case against the dictator. It took them almost 20
years to get Hissene to court. 2015 would be the year when
this dictator goes to trial for all he has committed. It is
attained by the strong will and undesired to give up of his
former victims.

Bubuhari no 1

3. Mobutu Sese Seko
Ruling: 1965-1997 Country: Kongo It’s another one of the record-breaking dictators, who ruled over 32 years. Colonel Mobutu came to rule Kongo after the coup, which he called to be a peaceful revolution. Many locals have supported him in the attempt to stop the shedding of blood caused by political instability.
He has promised to stop elections for 5 years, but after coming to power has become the only absolute source of power in the state. He changed the country’s name to Zaire. During his rule his political party was the only legal force there. He personally and his comrades managed to accumulate riches, while the whole nation and its economy broke to pieces. He severely violated the human rights of Kongo population and pressed many people out of the land.



2. Francisco Macías Nguema
Ruling: 1968-1979 Country: Equatorial Guinea This dictator arose in small country. Presently its population amounts to two million people. Nonetheless, this person deserves to be called one of the oddest and bloodiest rulers of Africa. His rule was short, but he managed to kill or press out of the country ¼ of its inhabitants.
Moreover, he has ruined the educational and economic systems of the state. For some reason he strongly disliked the word “intellectual” and “fishing”. He banned fishing and ordered to annihilate all the boats in the country. It is a severe blow to the economics of a sea shore people.
He also uprooted all the schools and persecuted such professions, as doctors, lawyers, bankers, teachers, etc. This country still carries on negative consequences of his rule and his family member remains the head of the state. It is his nephew and the longest ruling dictator of Africa - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
One reason he persecuted and murdered so many people was his vengeance. In the young years of life his tribe was oppressed by the Bubis tribe. So, when he grew up and gained power, he extinguished over 40 thousand people belonging to the Bubis tribe to vindicate them for his childhood offenses.

obaiIaIa:
Bubuhari no 1

I pity your condition..it truely shows you are a wailer

Ipod the wailer come and change the list and put PMB

1. Idi Amin Dada

Ruling: 1971-1979
Country: Uganda
Idid Amin can rightfully be considered the worst dictator of
Africa. His rule was rather short but devastating. He started
small coming from a faraway Kakwa tribe renowned for its
mighty and cruel warriors.
He was enrolled into the army and attained there great
success. He could not write or ready, but he surely knew how
to kill. Idi Amin was extremely tall and strong man. At the first
glance he seemed to be just a comedian, but this mask
covered up his sharp mind and malice.
After coming to power in 1971 he started methodically
annihilate all the followers or supporters of the past regime. He
has murdered men, women and children of several tribes,
which did not approve of his rule. Overall during the 8 year rule
he managed to murder over 300 000 people.
His actions have destroyed Uganda’s prosperity and
economical system. His attempt to payback the British for the
lack of support led to sending thousands of Indian out of
Uganda and giving away their banks, stores and other
businesses. Most people who took them over had no idea how
to run a business and state’s economy was given a severe
blow.



https://ask.naij.com/politics/top-ten-dictators-of-africa-i23979.html

My greatest fear is that most of these folks are educated in western countries. Doesn't it sound ironical that Mugabe is the most educated living president in the world

obaiIaIa:


Now take a look at the mirror... The slowpoke you see is the one you should pity...

Shoro niye

Oladimejyyy:
Shoro niye

No its sand witch...

Baddest boys

Most of them were aided and abeted by the west. A good example of such is Mobutu sese seko of Congo after playing a role in the death of one of Africa's greatest men by name Patrice Mulumbu, he systematically disintegrated the country while maintaining covert support from the west. Every president of America from Eisenhower to G H Bush supported his regime because of his anti communist stance. it was one way most corrupt and wicked African leaders of that era sought to legitimise the Government while leaders Mulumbu and Murtala were killed because of their " neither for nor against" stance in the cold war.

Our own daura dulllard in less than one year has murdered more than Mugabe and Biya combines.

Anyone dat thinks Buhari shld be in ds group will suffer headache by 12noon tmrw

where is d chief dullard of d federation

Dear All,

Warning – Warning

The name Kongo is related to the precolonial Kingdom of the Kongo (Cir. 1280 -19 July 1885). The Kingdom was dissolved on 19 July 1885 at Banana following the Berlin Conference Act (1885). On the other hand, the name Congo describes two different countries: the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The former was a French colony while the latter a Belgian one. The DRC or Congo-Kinshasa was renamed Zaire in 1971 by Mobutu. The country reverted back to Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. Both the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were created after the Berlin Conference 1885. So, Mobutu was the president of the DRC/Zaire. Please do not confuse Kongo with Congo. Be aware of the fact that many DR-Congolese are deliberately misleading and confused people by using the name Kongo rather than Congo. The DRC does NOT mean the Kingdom of the Kongo. The DRC aka Congo Free State (1885-1908), Belgian Congo (1908-1960) and DRC/Zaire was created by one single person Western European: King Leopold II of Belgium. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Kongo was created in the 13th century by ManiKongo NIMI-a-Lukeni (Cir. 1280-1320) of the dynasty Kilukeni. I hope this is now crystal clear and will not be fooled any more.

.

ExAngel007:
Does Africa still have dictators? Find out now, learn who they
are and where they rule.

Dictators can be found in many parts of the world. Presently
there are over 30 dictators ruling, but almost half of them are
located in Africa. More precisely, currently there are 14
effective African dictators. Some of them rule for quite long
periods of time. In addition to the list of the top ten dictators of
Africa of all time, you can find some fascinating details on
dictators in general.

Here are some interesting facts about
Africa and its dictators:




Amazingly, but Africa has at least 10 dictators, who ruled
their countries for over or almost 30 years in a row





★The longest ruling dictator of Africa is Teodoro Obiang
Nguema Mbasogo from Equatorial Guinea (35 + years)

★During his rule Guinea has one of the highest national per
capita GDP with one of the lowest levels of life for people

★Some dictators claimed they had extraordinary abilities or
mystical powers in their possession



★At times dictators banned the activities they did not like, for
instance, fishing

★Others would put to jail people with foreign names or do not
let TV folks call by name anyone, but themselves

★Most dictators attached some extravagant titles to their
names, such as Kings of Life or creators of Universe


10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Ruling: 1979-
Country: Equatorial Guinea
This is the winner on our list of the longest ruling dictators in
Africa. He has occupied the top position in the country for over
35 years. Teodoro replaced his uncle, who terrorized the
country for 11 years. It seems like his ruling is less cruel than
that of his relative.

Over the last years the country managed to attain the highest
level of GDP per capita. At this, the majority of people are still
living in extreme poverty.



9. Robert Mugabe

Ruling: 1987-
Country: Zimbabwe
As some others on our list of Top Ten dictators of Africa this
dictator was elected by Zimbabwean people. As it often times
happens former heroes turn into dictators. Even though the
first election was fair, the majority of the consequent ones
were not. He has been reelected over and over again.

Mugabe has managed to do much good for the black
population. He has opened new schools and achieved
significant growth in agricultural and industrial sectors. He
was mostly accused of being racist towards the white people
in his country.



8. Sani Abacha

Ruling: 1993-1998
Country: Nigeria
Nigeria is lucky enough to have a pretty short period of
dictators’ ruling. Along with the military juntas of the 60ss and
70ss, Sani Abacha is one of the few cruel rules in power.
Colonel Abacha held in terror not only his political opponents,
but the entire country as well.

His has imprisoned and murdered Moshood Abiola, who won
the fair election and later on murdered his wife. He has
installed quick and terrorizing regime in the country and was
accused of breaking human rights and bereft people of their
right to elect, right to possess the land and of money.

His rule was marked by high level of corruption and he has
made his family extremely wealthy. At this, somehow he
managed to significantly reduce Nigeria’s external debt and
magnificently grow its foreign exchange reserves.



7. Said Barre

Ruling: 1969-1991
Country: Somalia
Here is another lasting ruler in Africa. He came into his power
through a military coup; although, unlike many other coups,
this one was a bloodless one. 22 years of his rule were marked
by numerous transgressions against the human rights. People
were taken to prisons, kept there with no trial, raped, tortured,
etc.

Large portions of population were restricted in their ability to
move from place to place. All the political opponents of the
ruler got persecuted and murdered. Such crimes prevented the
attempt of Barre to obtain help and support of the US
government.





6. Charles Taylor

Ruling: 1997-2003
Country: Liberia
This ruler is widely known for abusing the power entrusted to
him. He was selling guns in exchange for “blood” diamonds. In
2012 he was sentenced to 50 years of prison. He was also
accused of committing crimes against humanity leading to
multiple human deaths.




[img]5. Omar al-Bashir[/img]

Rulign: 1989-2009
Country: Sudan
As a matter of fact, this dictator has been elected by the people
and thrice occupied the presidential post of the country. During
his rule several wars and military conflicts have taken place
with over 400 thousand people killed in them.
This politician planned and carried out genocide against
certain ethnic parts of the Sudan population, such as
Zagwaga. In 2009 he was arrested and put to trial for creating
various crimes against humanity. He has stolen huge sums of
money from the country (over 6 billion US dollars), which were
later on found on his bank accounts.




4. Hissene Habre

Ruling: 1982-1990
Country: Chad
Some men manage to do more in just 8 years in power than
others in 30 something years. This dictator’s rule was short,
but he managed to do much harm to his nation. With over 40+
thousand people killed and systematic torture he got high up
on our list of top ten dictators of Africa.

He has established a unit called DDS. It worked as his
personal Gestapo. They could shoot, lock up or torture people
or kill entire families. They had the absolute power over people,
their lives and bodies.

Former prisoners and survivors of this “godlike” ruling man
have decided to go for justice. They collected proofs and
opened a case against the dictator. It took them almost 20
years to get Hissene to court. 2015 would be the year when
this dictator goes to trial for all he has committed. It is
attained by the strong will and undesired to give up of his
former victims.

[size=18pt]Buhari is worse than all these men.
Buhari simply believes in killing his perceived enemies or getting his fulani herdmen to do the killing for him.

Either way, somebody must be killed.[/size]