African Leaders - Despots and Democratic

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/paul-biya-invited-commonwealth-summit/

 

Paul Biya President of Cameroon was invited to the important commonwealth summit in London but didn't attend and sent his Prime Minister instead.. 

He's quite elusive at home too and not very often seen in public. 

One perhaps to keep an eye on. 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

The comma must have been 72-point bold cuz it killed him dead.
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[En Passant 3,741]

Understandable. I got quite a whack from that.

[Éricles Souza 32]

 

Today is the 94th birthday of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. In three weeks, who will be turning 94 is Gambia's former president, Dawda Jawara.

[drol 11,923]

Oh, great, Congo patriarch Antoine Gizenga will probably run for Prime Minister at 92. No, wait he is in a coma in Bruxelles and not expected to recover. No, all fake, he is well and never entered ICU. 

 

Fucking African despots.

[drol 11,923]

16 hours ago, Éricles Souza said:

 

Today is the 94th birthday of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. In three weeks, who will be turning 94 is Gambia's former president, Dawda Jawara.

Here is a full photoset of his birthday party. He does not look that good though.

[Éricles Souza 32]

On 24/09/2016 at 11:01, drol said:

A short list in a period whick definitely lacks of big deaths. Only born before 1940 are in.

 

*Robert Mugabe (1924), the perennial dictator of Zimbabwe, rumoured to be in poor health mainly because of unconfirmed prostate cancer.

*Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), former president of Ethiopia. Not ill, but fat as hell. Could have a bad stroke some day.

*Shehu Shagari (1925), former president of Nigeria

*Olusegun Obasanjo (1937) former president of Nigeria

*Dawda Jawara (1924), the father of Gambia in exile. Again not ill, only old.

*Kenneth Kaunda (1924) father of Zambia. Hospitalized for fever in 2014.

*Daniel arap Moi (1924), former Kenyan president. Again, no notable health issues.

*Mwai Kibaki (1931) former president of Kenya

*Quett Masire (1925) former Botswana president

*Abdoulaye Wade (1926) the perennial politician of Senegal. Still very active.

*Abdou Diouf (1935) former president of Senegal.

*Hosni Mubarak (1928) We all know him.

*Pascal Lissouba (1931) former president of Congo

*Paul Biya (1933) president of Cameroon

*Pedro Pires (1934) former president of Cape Verde

*Yakubu Gowon (1934) Nigerian president

*Nicephore Soglo (1935) former Benin president

*Menghistu (1937) Ethiopian dictator, now exiled chez Mugabe in Zimbabwe

*Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937) former DL pick.

*Béji Caïd Essebsi (1926), Tunisian president. Weird looking to be an African. He is said to have Italian origins.

*Zine Ben Ali (1936) Tunisian president overthrown.

*Fouad Mebazaa (1933) Tunisian president

*Didier Ratsiraka (1936) former president of Madagascar

*Albert Zafy (1927) former president of Madagascar

*Norbert Ratsirahonana (1938) former president of Madagascar

*John Kufuor (1938) former president of Ghana

*Alpha Condé (1938) president of Guinea

*Moussa Traoré (1936) fomer presidet of Mali

*Hoaquim Chissano (1939) former president of Mozambique

*Sam Nujoma (1929) former president of Namibia

*Hifikepunye Pohamba (1935) former president of Namibia

*Henri Konan Bédié (1934) former president of Ivory Coast

*Ellen Sirleaf (1938) president of Liberia

*Ruth Perry (1939) interim president of Liberia

 

Although Africa still suffers from several despots today, some people on this list do not really fit that qualification. For example, KK of Zambia and Dawda Jawara of The Gambia were never dictators, neither Béji Caïd Essebsi of Tunisia nor Sam Nujoma of Namibia. Not to mention the case of Daniel Arap Moi from Kenya, but it is a case in point because although he was not a despot like Idi Amin and Francisco Macias, he sometimes had a hard time with some sectors of society.

[Éricles Souza 32]

 

Another thing I noticed on this list is that, at least so far, only 3 such heads of state have died. The others are still alive as if they do not care tomorrow.

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Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma, the youngest son of former South African leader Jacob Zuma, has died. He was 25.

 

 

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/former-president-jacob-zumas-son-dies-20180702

 

[drol 11,923]

On 21/04/2018 at 19:18, Gooseberry Crumble said:

https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/paul-biya-invited-commonwealth-summit/

 

Paul Biya President of Cameroon was invited to the important commonwealth summit in London but didn't attend and sent his Prime Minister instead.. 

He's quite elusive at home too and not very often seen in public. 

One perhaps to keep an eye on. 

Will be a contender for another term at next elections. Talk about renewal...

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Asombi Bojang, mother of ousted Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has died in exile in Equatorial Guinea.

 

https://freedomnewspaper.com/2018/07/27/gambia-breaking-news-dictator-jammehs-mum-asombi-bojang-dies-in-exile-in-equatorial-guinea/

 

 

[drol 11,923]

On 28/04/2018 at 11:46, drol said:

Oh, great, Congo patriarch Antoine Gizenga will probably run for Prime Minister at 92. No, wait he is in a coma in Bruxelles and not expected to recover. No, all fake, he is well and never entered ICU. 

 

Fucking African despots.

That's happening. Old dick.

[Tower1 93]

Hm, thats strange, because he looks very frail here. https://scooprdc.net/2018/08/10/candidature-dantoine-gizenga-a-la-presidentielle-2018-le-palu-na-pas-pitie-du-patriarche-octogenaire/

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

Has anyone noticed that there are so many African ex  dictators or leaders  living well into their 90s while ordinary Africans have the lowest life expectancy on the planet ! 

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10 hours ago, CoffinLodger said:

Has anyone noticed that there are so many African ex  dictators or leaders  living well into their 90s while ordinary Africans have the lowest life expectancy on the planet ! 

 

I suppose @RobertMugabe might have.

 

More seriously, it's hardly restricted to Africa albeit the gap is somewhat larger there than elsewhere.

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On 22/08/2018 at 21:02, drol said:

That's happening. Old dick.

Disqualified. Won't run.

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Paul Biya re-elected in a landslide at 85:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/22/paul-biya-cameroon-85-year-old-president-wins-re-election-landslide

 

I like his wife's style:

[gcreptile 10,964]

The president of Guyana, David Granger has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma:

http://demerarawaves.com/2018/11/14/president-granger-diagnosed-with-cancer-expected-to-fully-recover/

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1 hour ago, gcreptile said:

The president of Guyana, David Granger has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma:

http://demerarawaves.com/2018/11/14/president-granger-diagnosed-with-cancer-expected-to-fully-recover/

 

Guyana isn't in Africa; it's in South America.

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33 minutes ago, markb4 said:

 

Guyana isn't in Africa; it's in South America.

Ahem... thanks!

 

:hides in closet:

[markb4 892]

1 hour ago, gcreptile said:

Ahem... thanks!

 

:hides in closet:

 

Lol, my family is from Guyana so we're so used to people assuming it's in Africa when we tell people we're from there.

[gcreptile 10,964]

9 minutes ago, markb4 said:

 

Lol, my family is from Guyana so we're so used to people assuming it's in Africa when we tell people we're from there.

Yeah I thought it could well be somewhere between Guinea and Ghana.

[drol 11,923]

Daniel arap Moi hospitalized for "routine checks".

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https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/africa/Former-Ethiopian-president-Girma-Woldegiorgis-dies/4552902-4896506-ex7adxz/index.html

Girma Wolde-Giorgis dead at 94! Christmas present for everyone!

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7 minutes ago, drol said:

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/africa/Former-Ethiopian-president-Girma-Woldegiorgis-dies/4552902-4896506-ex7adxz/index.html

Girma Wolde-Giorgis dead at 94! Christmas present for everyone!

Ah, the fat one.