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African Leaders Codexery

A source-cited reference to african leaders

African Leaders (17)

Félix Tshisekedi — Fifth president of the DRC, first peaceful transfer of power between elected presidents since independence.
Filipe Nyusi — Mozambican president who signed peace deals amid fraud allegations.
France-Albert René — Seychelles' second President who led a 1977 coup and ruled for 27 years under a one-party socialist system.
François Bozizé — Central African president who took power by coup and fled in 2013.
François Tombalbaye — First President of Chad, overthrown and assassinated in 1975.
Fulbert Youlou — First President of the Republic of the Congo
Gaafar Nimeiry — Sudanese head of state who shifted from leftism to Islamism.
Grégoire Kayibanda — First President of Rwanda and leader of the Hutu emancipation movement.
Habib Bourguiba — First president of Tunisia and architect of its independence
Hastings Banda — First president of Malawi, ruling from 1964 to 1994.
Hissène Habré — Chadian president convicted of war crimes and human rights abuses.
Houari Boumédiène — Second head of state of independent Algeria, ruled 1965–1978.
Idi Amin — Ugandan military officer and dictator who ruled from 1971 to 1979.
Idris of Libya — Idris (born Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Sanusi on 13 March 1889, died 25 May 1983) was the king of Libya…
Idriss Déby — Chadian president for 30 years, died on the frontline.
Isaias Afwerki — Eritrean president and independence leader since 1993.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh — President of Djibouti since 1999, re-elected in 2005, 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026.

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