", 15. Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down in January 2011, he finally left Gambia in exile to Equatorial Guinea, slit the throats of any homosexual in Gambia, Top 20 list of “The World’s Worst Dictators, step down and end his dictatorship over Angola, third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa, met his end during the Libyan revolution in 2011, seized power in the military coup in January 1971, 50 Top Universities in Africa and their Notable Alumni, The Richest Black Women in the World (Nigerian, American & Angolan), President Till Date: 10 Longest Serving African Presidents. "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Highs: Sacked the barbaric Chadian dictator Hissene Habre from power.
Lows: Amin’s rule was characterized by rumors of cannibalism, frightening human rights abuses, political repression, several extrajudicial killings, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I feel down and got back up again. ", 29.
External debt was reduced from $36 billion in 1993 to $27 billion by 1997; inflation rate went down from the 54% he inherited to 8.5% between 1993 and 1998, and global oil price was priced at an average of $15 per barrel.’. Ben Ali, he assumed the Presidency in a bloodless coup, a month after he was appointed the prime minister. Highs: Kagame has led Rwanda towards the path of economic prosperity, his government has been described by the UN and several international leaders as the model of good governance in Africa. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, the father of Africa’s richest woman Isabel Dos Santos, is Africa’s second longest-serving head of state, behind Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. 2. He rose to power through his guerrilla movement that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Ahmed Sékou Touré was elected as the first President of Guinea in 1958, a position he held until to his death in 1984.
Today is Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which is now known as the Africa Union (AU), [established on 26 May 2001]. “Africa needs back its economy, its politics, its culture, its languages and all its patriotic writers”.
"Tread softly, Breathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.". Regardless of how they came to power, these people are regarded as the worst dictators in Africa. "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. Embezzlement, misuse of public funds, suppressing political opponents are some of the sins of one of Africa’s longest-serving dictators. Highs: He signed the Addis Ababa Agreement, which ended the First Sudanese Civil War and brought a decade of peace and stability to the region. Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 from Goukouni Oueddei, who had just been elected President, he lost power to his former military commander officer Idriss Deby in December 1990. Lows: He led oil-rich Libya as an absolute dictator, for close to 42 years, he quashed anyone that opposed him, and was responsible for the death of thousands of his people. Photo: Reuters. "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
He was ousted from power in 1985 and went into exile in Egypt until he was allowed to return in 1999. Lows: The International Criminal Court wants Omar al-Bashir for genocide, war crimes, murder, rape, torture, and other crimes against humanity for his crimes in Darfur. Human rights groups estimate that at least 6,000 people were killed, tortured and jailed without trial under Banda. The OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, when 32 countries signed the OAU Charter and 22 states have since joined the continental bloc.
", 6. ", 25. "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. “Unite we must. "Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. But such a place does not exist. Yesterday they divided us on the level of a tribe, clan and village…They want to create antagonistic blocs, satellites…” – Patrice Émery Lumumba, speech at the All-African Conference in Leopoldville, August 25, 1960. ", 19. “These divisions, which the colonial powers have always exploited the better to dominate us, have played an important role — and are still playing that role — in the suicide of Africa”. “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story”. In May 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity.
7. He has been in power since 1979, and in 2017, he announced that he would finally step down and end his dictatorship over Angola. ", 17. At some point, we all need a little pick me up. Home inspiration lists 85 Quotes From Black Women To Inspire You. He led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down in January 2011 due to a massive protests demanding his exit. Lows: General Siad Barre’s regime, like many dictators in Africa, was marked by human right abuses, The UN Development program asserts “the regime of Siad Barre had one of the worst human rights records in Africa.”. How did we arrive at this, that the best leader is the one that knows how to beg for a share of what he has already given away at the price of a broken tool? “Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. Banda lost effective control of Malawi during his absence from Malawi in 1993 when he was flown to South Africa for an emergency brain surgery. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land”. 85 Quotes From Black Women To Inspire You March 04, 2012. read.
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 when he ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in a bloody military coup and sentenced him to death by firing squad. He died of a heart attack in 2005, and his son Faure was named the President of Togo in controversial circumstances. "After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Coup d’Etats, violence characterize leadership in Africa, and dictatorship and some scholars have argued that democracy is not an African ideology. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa July 15, 2012.
– Kwame Nkrumah. ", 11. ", 4. ", 27. Lows: State-operated radio declared President Obiang “the country’s god” with “all power over men and things,” and thereby he “can decide to kill without anyone calling him to account and without going to hell.” Unlawful killings, government-sanctioned kidnappings; torture of prisoners by security forces, and even accusations of cannibalism has trailed President Obiang’s regime. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He was brutal and apparently deranged, and he is one of the worst dictators in modern African history. ", 2. His words of wisdom will last another thousand years. I've also added links so that you can discover more about these leaders and their achievements. ", 5. Gaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969. Share5Tweet5Pin30Flip+1Share40 SharesIn celebration of Black History Month, we are sharing 40-Thought Provoking Quotes by Famous African Americans. "If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.
Lows: Amin’s rule was characterized by rumors of cannibalism, frightening human rights abuses, political repression, several extrajudicial killings, corruption, and gross economic mismanagement. "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I feel down and got back up again. ", 29.
External debt was reduced from $36 billion in 1993 to $27 billion by 1997; inflation rate went down from the 54% he inherited to 8.5% between 1993 and 1998, and global oil price was priced at an average of $15 per barrel.’. Ben Ali, he assumed the Presidency in a bloodless coup, a month after he was appointed the prime minister. Highs: Kagame has led Rwanda towards the path of economic prosperity, his government has been described by the UN and several international leaders as the model of good governance in Africa. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, the father of Africa’s richest woman Isabel Dos Santos, is Africa’s second longest-serving head of state, behind Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. 2. He rose to power through his guerrilla movement that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Ahmed Sékou Touré was elected as the first President of Guinea in 1958, a position he held until to his death in 1984.
Today is Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which is now known as the Africa Union (AU), [established on 26 May 2001]. “Africa needs back its economy, its politics, its culture, its languages and all its patriotic writers”.
"Tread softly, Breathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.". Regardless of how they came to power, these people are regarded as the worst dictators in Africa. "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. Embezzlement, misuse of public funds, suppressing political opponents are some of the sins of one of Africa’s longest-serving dictators. Highs: He signed the Addis Ababa Agreement, which ended the First Sudanese Civil War and brought a decade of peace and stability to the region. Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 from Goukouni Oueddei, who had just been elected President, he lost power to his former military commander officer Idriss Deby in December 1990. Lows: He led oil-rich Libya as an absolute dictator, for close to 42 years, he quashed anyone that opposed him, and was responsible for the death of thousands of his people. Photo: Reuters. "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
He was ousted from power in 1985 and went into exile in Egypt until he was allowed to return in 1999. Lows: The International Criminal Court wants Omar al-Bashir for genocide, war crimes, murder, rape, torture, and other crimes against humanity for his crimes in Darfur. Human rights groups estimate that at least 6,000 people were killed, tortured and jailed without trial under Banda. The OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, when 32 countries signed the OAU Charter and 22 states have since joined the continental bloc.
", 6. ", 25. "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. “Unite we must. "Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. But such a place does not exist. Yesterday they divided us on the level of a tribe, clan and village…They want to create antagonistic blocs, satellites…” – Patrice Émery Lumumba, speech at the All-African Conference in Leopoldville, August 25, 1960. ", 19. “These divisions, which the colonial powers have always exploited the better to dominate us, have played an important role — and are still playing that role — in the suicide of Africa”. “Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story”. In May 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity.
7. He has been in power since 1979, and in 2017, he announced that he would finally step down and end his dictatorship over Angola. ", 17. At some point, we all need a little pick me up. Home inspiration lists 85 Quotes From Black Women To Inspire You. He led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down in January 2011 due to a massive protests demanding his exit. Lows: General Siad Barre’s regime, like many dictators in Africa, was marked by human right abuses, The UN Development program asserts “the regime of Siad Barre had one of the worst human rights records in Africa.”. How did we arrive at this, that the best leader is the one that knows how to beg for a share of what he has already given away at the price of a broken tool? “Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. Banda lost effective control of Malawi during his absence from Malawi in 1993 when he was flown to South Africa for an emergency brain surgery. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land”. 85 Quotes From Black Women To Inspire You March 04, 2012. read.
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 when he ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in a bloody military coup and sentenced him to death by firing squad. He died of a heart attack in 2005, and his son Faure was named the President of Togo in controversial circumstances. "After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Coup d’Etats, violence characterize leadership in Africa, and dictatorship and some scholars have argued that democracy is not an African ideology. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa July 15, 2012.
– Kwame Nkrumah. ", 11. ", 4. ", 27. Lows: State-operated radio declared President Obiang “the country’s god” with “all power over men and things,” and thereby he “can decide to kill without anyone calling him to account and without going to hell.” Unlawful killings, government-sanctioned kidnappings; torture of prisoners by security forces, and even accusations of cannibalism has trailed President Obiang’s regime. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He was brutal and apparently deranged, and he is one of the worst dictators in modern African history. ", 2. His words of wisdom will last another thousand years. I've also added links so that you can discover more about these leaders and their achievements. ", 5. Gaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969. Share5Tweet5Pin30Flip+1Share40 SharesIn celebration of Black History Month, we are sharing 40-Thought Provoking Quotes by Famous African Americans. "If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.