African Politics & Government Leaders
Discover the most influential politics & government figures across Africa
Hoji ya Henda†
LU; MPLA Commander; MPLA Military Leader
Houari Boumédiène†
Ex-President of Algeria
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara†
Ex-President of Niger
Ibrahim Sultan†
Independence Leader
Idris Mohammed Adem†
ELF Founder
Iyad Ag Ghaly
Ansar Dine Leader
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza†
Ex-President (1976-1987)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa†
Ex-Emperor & President
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Ex-Vice President & ICC Defendant
Joe Slovo†
M; SACP Leader & Minister; WC
John Garang†
SPLM/A Founder & First VP
John Garang†
SPLM Leader & First VP
Jonas Savimbi†
Founder; UNITA Founder
Joseph Jenkins Roberts†
First President; First President of Liberia
Joseph Kasa-Vubu†
First President
Joshua Nkomo†
Father Zimbabwe & ZAPU Leader
João Bernardo Vieira†
Ex-President (1980-1999, 2005-2009)
Julius Nyerere†
First President & Father of Nation
Kenneth Kaunda†
First President & Founding Father
Khalil Ibrahim†
JEM Founder
Krim Belkacem†
FLN Leader
Kwame Nkrumah†
First President & Pan-Africanist
Larbi Ben M'hidi†
FLN Leader & Martyr
Laurent-Désiré Kabila†
Ex-President (1997-2001)