Who is the longest serving head of state in africa and what is his name?
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Gabon's President Omar Bongo.
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Dr John Garang de Mabior, President of South Sudan
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5 year terms unlimited but no one has gone over 2 Annan was elected in 1997
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Edward Mutesa II (November 19, 1924 - November 21, 1969) was king of the Buganda region and President of Uganda from 1963 to 1966.\n\nHis full name was Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa but was often nicknamed King Freddie by his supporters\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutesa_II_of_Buganda
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Girma Wolde-Giorgis Lucha (born December 1924) is the President of Ethiopia. He was elected on October 8, 2001, as a relative unknown, by a unanimous vote of the Ethiopian Parliament. The Ethiopian presidency is a largely symbolic office with little power. Presidents serve six-year terms.
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The Deputy President of SA.\n\nA rapist who got away on a technicality.  He thinks taking a shower will prevent him from getting HIV / Aids.\n\nHe will probably escape justice on this one too!
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(m)\n\nThe President of Sri Lanka is the head of state and dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power. The current President is Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Kwame Nkrumah,!st prime minister and pres.,1stpostcolonial black african leader.1960's .died 1972
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Uh oh. This must be for some sort of contest, because you're the second person to ask this question in the past ten minutes.\n\nIt's Idi Amin.
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Hi there,\n\nThe president of Tanzania is Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete who was elected in December 2005. \n\nA handsome, light-skinned man born in the historic town of Bagamoyo, he showed his passion for politics from his school days. \n\nSoon after completing his university studies he opted for a low-paying job as a secretary general of a CCM branch in rural Tanzania, instead of taking a well-paying job in town. \n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pron. IPA: [lu'iz i'nasiu 'lulɐ dɐ 'silvɐ]; born Luiz Inácio da Silva on October 27, 1945; popularly and affectionately known as Lula, is the 39th and current President of Brazil. Lula was elected to the post in 27 October 2002 with 61% of the votes (run-off, "second-round" election between the two most voted "first-round" candidates), and took office on January 1, 2003.\nVR
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chief of state: Paramount Ruler Tuanku SYED SIRAJUDDIN ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, the Raja of Perlis (since 12 December 2001)\nhead of government: Prime Minister ABDULLAH bin Ahmad Badawi (since 31 October 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (since 7 January 2004)
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President of what country? (please be specific... we dont want to assume) lol.
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He is the chairman of Peoples' Democratic Party, the biggest political party in Africa.
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Yoweri Museveni - National Resistance Movement\nHe won the election in feb of this year again.\n\nList of Presidents of Uganda\nName Took Office Left Office Party Ethnicity Title \nSir Edward Mutesa 9 October 1962 2 March 1966 KY Muganda President \nMilton Obote 15 April 1966 25 January 1971 UPC Lango President \nIdi Amin 25 January 1971 13 April 1979 - Kakwa President \nYusufu Lule 13 April 1979 20 June 1979 - Muganda President \nGodfrey Binaisa 20 June 1979 11 May 1980 - Muganda President \nPaulo Muwanga 12 May 1980 22 May 1980 UPC Muganda Chairman of the Military Commission \nPresidential Commission 22 May 1980 15 December 1980 n/a n/a Presidential Commission \nMilton Obote 17 December 1980 27 July 1985 UPC Lango President \nBazilio Olara-Okello 27 July 1985 29 July 1985 - Acholi Chairman of the Military Council \nTito Okello 29 July 1985 26 January 1986 - Acholi Chairman of the Military Council \nYoweri Museveni 26 January 1986 Current incumbent NRM Munyankole President
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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born December 8, 1938) is the current president of Ghana, since January 7, 2001. He ran for election in 2000 and won, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who defeated him when he previously ran for President in the election in 1996, and having the first peaceful transition of power in Ghana since the country's independence was declared.
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chief of state: President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK (since 14 October 1981) \nhead of government: Prime Minister Ahmed NAZIF (since 9 July 2004) \ncabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president \nelections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term; note - a national referendum in May 2005 approved a constitutional amendment that changed the presidential election to a multicandidate popular vote; previously the president was nominated by the People's Assembly and the nomination was validated by a national, popular referendum; last referendum held 26 September 1999; first election under terms of constitutional amendment held 7 September 2005; next election scheduled for 2011 \nelection results: Hosni MUBARAK reelected president; percent of vote - Hosni MUBARAK 88.6%, Ayman NOUR 7.6%, Noman GOMAA 2.9%