5 AFRICAN LONGEST SERVING PRESIDENTS.
1. Paul Biya – Paul Biya is one of the oldest president in Africa, born on 13 February 1933. He has served as a Cameroonian president since 6 November 1982. Paul Biya is second Africa’s longest-serving president and the longest non-royal serving leader in the world. He is 90 years old.
2. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea has been in power since 1979, making him the longest-serving African president. In the early years of his rule, President Obiang was known for being a brutal dictator. He is 81 years old.
He is the longest-serving President of any country ever and the second-longest consecutively-serving current non-royal national leader in the world (after Paul Biya in Cameroon).
3. Denis Sassou Nguesso – Denis Sassou is also one of Africa’s longest-serving Presidents. He has been the President of the Republic of the Congo for 36 years. He first came to power in 1979 and has since been re-elected three times. Sassou is among the oldest head of state in Africa at 79.
4. Yoweri Museveni – Yoweri Museveni has been the President of Uganda for 34 years. He first came to power in 1986 and has since been re-elected three times. Museveni is the third oldest head of state in Africa, at 78.
5. Isaias Afwerki – Isaias Afwerki has been the President of Eritrea for 27 years. He first came to power in 1991 after leading the country’s independence movement from Ethiopia. Afwerki has since been re-elected twice. He is 77 years old.
Credit: The Nation.
