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In Romania, Communist Party leader and President Nicolae Ceaușescu even had the same title, Conducător (Romanian for leader), as earlier dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu. U.S.-backed Indonesian president Suharto was awarded the title of "Father of Development" by the Golkar and Armed Forces-controlled Parliament in 1983.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 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 ...
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 ...
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)
His full title was "Emperor of Central Africa by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the MESAN." Shortly after the proclamation of the empire, Bokassa, who had adopted Islam and changed his name to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa during a September 1976 visit by Gaddafi, converted back to Catholicism. [9]
Macías Nguema developed an extreme cult of personality, and assigned himself titles such as the "Unique Miracle" and "Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture". The island of Fernando Pó had its name Africanised after him to Masie Ngueme Biyogo Island; upon his overthrow in 1979, its name was again changed to Bioko .
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi [pron 1] (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by the rebel forces of the National Liberation Army in 2011.
Sani Abacha GCFR ((listen ⓘ); (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron-fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998. [1] [2] Abacha's seizure of power was the last successful coup d'état in Nigerian military history.