African Politics & Government Leaders
Discover the most influential politics & government figures across Africa
Edgar Tekere†
ZANU Founding Secretary General
Edward James Roye†
Fifth President
Edward Sokoine†
Ex-Prime Minister
Emir Abdelkader†
National Hero & Resistance Leader
Ferhat Abbas†
Provisional Government President
Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer†
Ex-Vice President & Commander
Francisco Macías Nguema†
First President (1968-1979)
Francisco Mendes†
PAIGC Leader
François Tombalbaye†
First President of Chad
Frederick Chiluba†
Ex-President (1991-2002)
Fulbert Youlou†
First President
Félix Houphouët-Boigny†
First President & Father of Nation
Gamal Abdel Nasser†
President & Pan-Arab Leader
Govan Mbeki†
ANC Elder & Robben Island Prisoner; EC; M
Habib Bourguiba†
First President & Father of Independence
Haile Drue†
EPLF Martyr
Haile Selassie I†
Emperor of Ethiopia
Hamani Diori†
First President of Niger
Hassan al-Turabi†
Islamic Scholar & Politician
Hastings Kamuzu Banda†
First President & Life President
Helen Joseph†
F; WC; White Ally & Activist
Herbert Chitepo†
ZANU Chairman & Martyr
Hissène Habré†
Ex-President of Chad
Hocine Aït Ahmed†
FFS Founder