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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 Field Marshal Idi Amin Amin shortly before addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 3rd President of Uganda In office 25 January 1971 – 11 April 1979 Vice President Mustafa Adrisi Preceded by Milton Obote Succeeded by Yusuf Lule ...
There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
South Africa: Acting President: 14 February 2018 – 15 February 2018 President: 15 February 2018 – present 2 April 2018 Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia: Prime Minister: 4 April 2018 Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone: President [43] 19 April 2018 Miguel Díaz-Canel Cuba: President: 19 April 2018 – present [44]
Horn of Africa: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: President of Somalia: 9 June 2022 Hamza Abdi Barre: Prime Minister of Somalia: 25 June 2022 Sudan: Northeast Africa: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan: Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council: 11 November 2021 Osman Hussein: Prime Minister of Sudan: 19 January 2022 Syria: Levant: Ahmed al-Sharaa: De facto ...
A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue). Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head of state. [1]
25 world leaders and dictators when they were young. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides. See all. AOL.
Emperor of Central Africa (1976–1979) 1 Bokassa I (1921–1996) 4 December 1976 21 September 1979 Deposed. 2 years, 291 days Patassé (1976–1978) He was the first emperor of Central Africa from December 4, 1976, and deposed on September 21, 1979. Maïdou (1978–1979) Head of the House of Bokassa (1979–present) 1 Bokassa I (1921–1996)
The trial by jury of a former head of state was unprecedented in the history of post-colonial Africa, where former dictators had previously been tried and executed following show trials. [59] In another regional innovation, access to the trial was granted to the public; this meant that the courtroom was constantly filled with standing-room-only ...