[Africa’s Longest Ruling Leaders\Alpha Conde]
A constitutional referendum on Sunday that could allow President Alpha Conde to rule for 12 more years.
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Guinea holds a constitutional referendum on Sunday that could allow President Alpha Conde to rule for 12 more years after his second term expires in December.
While longer than Guinea’s vocal opposition would like, the potential 22-year tenure that would mean for Conde still pales in comparison with those of many other African leaders.
Here are the longest-serving heads of state on the continent.
* EQUATORIAL GUINEA – Teodoro Obiang (1979-present)
Obiang, 77, seized power in a 1979 coup from his uncle, who was later executed by firing squad. He has held onto power ever since, relying on repression of political opponents and revenues from the country’s offshore oil reserves.
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