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Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (September 3, 1948 – August 19, 2008) was the 3rd President of Zambia. He ruled the country from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. He is credited for having initiated a campaign to rid the country...

Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo, 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.

Jomo Kenyatta[pron.] (c. 1894 – 22 August 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of Kenya.

Raila Amollo Odinga (born January 7, 1945) is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as the Prime Minister of Kenya in a coalition government. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Langata since 1992, was Minister of Energy from...

Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952) is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Déby is of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He added "Itno" i.e. "Warrior" to his surname in...

Patrick Chinamasa is a Zimbabwean politician, currently serving as the Minister of Justice.

Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane (Arabic: أحمد عبد الله عبد الرحمن‎, Ahmad Abd Allah Abd ar-Rahman, 12 June 1919 – 26 November 1989) was a Comorian politician. He was President of the Comoros from 25 October 1978 until his death.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (French pronunciation: [abdəlaziz butəflika]; Arabic: عبد العزيز بوتفليقة‎) (born March 2, 1937) has been the President of Algeria since 1999.

Prof. George Kinuthia Saitoti (born 1945) is a mathematician, politician, and former Vice President of Kenya. He currently serves as Minister for Internal Security.

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (born 16 August 1951), also known as Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua, is the 2nd President of Nigeria's Fourth Republic . He served as governor of Katsina State in northern Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 28 May...