African Leaders - Despots and Democratic

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57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

[adrian0719 220]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Wow, there's only a month between those two photos... Seems he's going down the tubes fast.

[angryGreatness 96]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Wow, there's only a month between those two photos... Seems he's going down the tubes fast.

 

Quite. As dubious as I am about the journalistic standards of the Ethiopian press, there's something definitely wrong with him and he's had a few health problems in the past.

 

Coincidentally, the average life expectancy of Ethiopia is 58 so he's 90 in Ethiopia terms.

[TAFKAG 70]

Not sure he ranked too highly on the despotometer, but Ghanaian president John Atta Mills has died after suffering from throat cancer.

[Guest Guest]

Damn.Another African leader dead who's not Robert Mugabe. There is no God

[JR976evil 905]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

[angryGreatness 96]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

[JR976evil 905]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

[angryGreatness 96]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

 

True, but his health is too-rumor based for a spot in my opinion.

[JR976evil 905]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

 

True, but his health is too-rumor based for a spot in my opinion.

 

Like Penny Marshall?

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57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

 

True, but his health is too-rumor based for a spot in my opinion.

 

Like Penny Marshall?

 

He's 'getting better'.

[adrian0719 220]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Wow, there's only a month between those two photos... Seems he's going down the tubes fast.

 

Quite. As dubious as I am about the journalistic standards of the Ethiopian press, there's something definitely wrong with him and he's had a few health problems in the past.

 

Coincidentally, the average life expectancy of Ethiopia is 58 so he's 90 in Ethiopia terms.

 

Anxieties are rising in Ethiopia now, as the usually omnipresent Prime Minister has not been seen for some time... I can't see him making it to 2013.

[adrian0719 220]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

 

True, but his health is too-rumor based for a spot in my opinion.

 

Like Penny Marshall?

 

Dead

[angryGreatness 96]

57-year-old Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is reportedly suffering from a brain tumor and is gravely ill.

 

It is believed that Zenawi also suffers from Type II Diabetes, depression, and a lifetime of alcohol and tobacco abuse.

 

Should definitely be on the 2013 list should he hold out till then

 

I don't think he's DeathList material, but I would put him on a DDP team.

 

He's maybe not as famous (or infamous) as, say, Mugabe, but his passing would be of major significance in Africa and would generate a lot of press coverage internationally

 

True, but his health is too-rumor based for a spot in my opinion.

 

Like Penny Marshall?

 

Dead

 

 

Curses. Foiled again.

[themaninblack 2,112]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19356410

 

Interesting piece on the pace of African dictators popping their clogs...

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Umaru Yar'Adua's successor is vice-president Goodluck Jonathan. He has not only a quite remarkable name, his clothing style could not be less presidential. He looks as something between a rapper and a blues star.

 

Patience Jonathan, Nigeria's first lady, has been in hospital in Germany for over a month. She is variously reported to be suffering from severe food poisoning, Parkinson's disease and uterine cancer. I guess you could surmise that she is unwell and I would have thought she'd stand a decent chance of a UK obit.

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I'm sure he's been mentioned here recently - though search doesn't bring up anything - but Chadli BenJadid, President of Algeria from 1979 to 92, has died. Possibly of his unconfirmed cancer.

[Guest Guest]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-19356410

 

Interesting piece on the pace of African dictators popping their clogs...

 

Nelson Mandela did the smart thing.Quit office after one term and is now on his way to living to 110 !

[JR976evil 905]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-19356410

 

Interesting piece on the pace of African dictators popping their clogs...

 

Nelson Mandela did the smart thing.Quit office after one term and is now on his way to living to 110 !

 

You've changed your tune

[adrian0719 220]

President of Mauritania wounded in accidental shooting.

[adrian0719 220]

Omar Bashir ailing? http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8AD1BM20121114?irpc=932

[jujyfruits 2]

Even though the Eritrean government denies it, there's rumors that president Isaias Aferwerki may step-down in 2013 and tahat his health is deteriorating. This comes months after he was rumoured dead after some time disappeared. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article44809

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Popular pool pick John Nkomo dies aged 78.

[Red Flag 84]

Reuters

 

Potential hit for DDT and OoO if the obit arrives (can't remember if Reuters counts)

[themaninblack 2,112]

Reuters

 

Potential hit for DDT and OoO if the obit arrives (can't remember if Reuters counts)

 

It does. The dye is cast. 2013 could already be shaping up to be a battle royale between the two best DDP teams...