Dictators Podium
Top 10 dictators in power
Monarchs are excluded from this list. Of the 10 longest-serving presidents, 7 are African, including 3 from Central Africa.
Years in power (ranking - 2026)
46 years
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Guinée équatoriale
43 years
Paul Biya
Cameroun
41 years
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Congo
40 years
Yoweri Museveni
Ouganda
36 years
Ali Khamenei
Iran
33 years
Emomali Rahmon
Tadjikistan
32 years
Isaias Afwerki
Érythrée
31 years
Alexandre Loukachenko
Biélorussie
26 years
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Djibouti
25 years
Paul Kagame
Rwanda
Ranking
Percentage of population having known the same family or person in power
North Korea
The family came to power in 1948
Togo
The family came to power in 1967
Syria
The family came to power in 1970
Chad
The family came to power in 1990
Equatorial Guinea
The President came to power in 1979
Uganda
The President came to power in 1986
Cameroon
The President came to power in 1982
Iran
The Supreme Guide came to power in 1989
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