The eight authoritarian rulers who govern even longer than the Russian – Diepresse.com
Putin in Russia has been in Russia for over two decades. Especially in authoritarians
African countries cling to power. And Lukaschenko has been ruling in neighboring Belarus for 29 years.
Has been steering for 25 years Vladimir Putin The fortunes of Russia. Between 2008 and 2012, he had to switch from the top of the state to the office of Prime Minister, but he never really gave power. This means that he is practically among the top 10 in the list of the longest-reigning non-monarchical heads of state. Historically, he can almost keep up with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. However, he does not come to Cuba’s ruler Fidel Castro.
The “Maximo Lider” determined the fortunes of Cuba for almost 50 years – although not always as head of state. The Belarusian President Alexander Lukaschenko, « the last dictator in Europe », as he is often criticized, comes to a total of 31 years of term (see below). While Stalin existed for 29 years, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong, was 27 years old. Historically, François Mitterrand still stands out in Europe: at the age of 14 years of office of long -term President of France.
These are the most persistent rulers in the world:
Equatorial guinea
The dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Puts into power in 1979 in equatorial guinea. At that time he had fallen and killed his own uncle. For 46 years he has been ruling the Central African country, in which around 1.4 million people currently live, with an iron hand. Although the former Spanish colony has considerable oil reserves, there is great poverty there. A significant proportion of oil revenue ends up in the hands of the elites.
« /> The dictator of Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. APA / AFP / Amanuel Sileshi
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With around 43 years of service as head of state of the Central African country of Cameroon Paul Biya In second place on the ranking. The approximately 29 million-inhabitant country was long considered one of the most stable countries in the region. In recent years, however, there have been more protests against Biya. The background is a crisis between the Francophone majority and the country’s English -language minority. Biya seems to take care of that, according to research by the « Neue Zürcher Zeitung » (NZZ), he spends a lot of time abroad, preferably at Lake Geneva.
Republic of Congo
Takes third place Denis Sassou-Nguesso a. With a brief interruption between 1992 and 1997, after a military coup in 1979, he was a total of around 40 years of the Republic of the Congo. The approximately five million-inhabitant country is one of the largest oil producers in the continent, but the population does not feel little. According to « NZZ », the president and his children regularly use millions in the state treasury to finance their luxurious lifestyle.
« /> Denis Sassou Nguesso has been a ruler in the Republic of Congo for around 40 years. Reuters / Tiksa Negeri
Uganda
Yoweri Museveni has been president in Uganda since 1986. « Africa’s problem are politicians who stay in power for too long, » Museveni said in 1992. Around 30 years later, he still clings to power in the East African country, which is about three times the size of Austria and has 44.5 million inhabitants. Museveni was long considered hope and started the political opening of Uganda from 1996. In the meantime, the young generation calls for changes in the face of widespread corruption and ineffective government.
