Culled by Janvier Tchouteu, the author of “FALLEN HEROES: African Leaders Whose Assassinations Disarrayed the Continent and Benefitted Foreign Interests”
https://amazon.com/dp/1980996695/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_JX6Q26H573RSKG7HT9V6
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Friday, December 8, 2017
Famous Political Assassinations in the Last Two Centuries: How They Affected the World (From ""Icons and Villains")
Famous Political Assassinations in the Last Two Centuries: How They Affected the World
Countries, continents, and the world at large have experienced jolts that moved these entities away from their evolutionary if not reformatory paths, resulting in seismic changes that transform them in fundamental ways. One of the potent catalysts to these changes has been assassinations, as they have led to wars, political changes, and even economic changes. In this account, we are presented with an insight of world-renowned assassinations, among which are:
· Franz Ferdinand: The Archduke and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne who was killed by the Bosnian Serb nationalists Gavrilo Princip in 1914
· John F. Kennedy: The legendary American president who steered America away from a nuclear war with the Soviet Union, thereby saving humanity, but was killed, supposedly, by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963
· Patrice Lumumba: The first democratically elected leader of the infant nation of Congo (the former Belgian Congo) who was liquidated in 1961, plunging the country into chaos that has claimed more than ten million lives, and that Congo has not recovered from for close to six decades after his death
· Mahatma Gandhi: The preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement that led to India’s independence from British rule. He is also recognized as the father of nonviolent civil disobedience, who posthumously inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world
· Abraham Lincoln: The American president who abolished slavery, led America through a civil war, and got killed by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
· Felix-Roland Moumie: The Cameroonian pro-independence leader assassinated in Geneva in 1960 by the SDECE (French secret service) with thallium
· And dozens more!
A heart-rending insight into politics. Geopolitics, international conspiracies, and secret agendas.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
World's Longest Serving Heads of State that are Non-Royals
Rank
|
Name
|
Country
|
Office
|
Tenure began
|
Length of tenure
|
1.
|
Prime Minister, then President[1]
|
30 June 1975
|
42 years, 144 days
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2.
|
President[2]
|
3 August 1979
|
38 years, 110 days
|
||
3.
|
President, then Supreme Leader[3]
|
13 October 1981
|
36 years, 39 days
|
||
4.
|
Prime Minister, then First Secretary,
then President[4] |
22 March 1984
|
33 years, 244 days
|
||
5.
|
President[5]
|
8 February 1979 – 31 August 1992 (1st time)
25 October 1997 – present (2nd time) |
33 years, 232 days
|
||
6.
|
Prime Minister[6]
|
14 January 1985
|
32 years, 311 days
|
||
7.
|
President
|
26 January 1986
|
31 years, 299 days
|
||
8.
|
President[7]
|
30 June 1989
|
28 years, 144 days
|
||
9.
|
President[8]
|
2 December 1990
|
26 years, 354 days
|
||
10.
|
President[9]
|
27 April 1991
|
26 years, 208 days
|
||
11.
|
Acting Head of State,
then President[10] |
19 November 1992
|
25 years, 2 days
|
||
12.
|
Vice-President, then President[11]
|
19 July 1994
|
23 years, 125 days
|
||
13.
|
President
|
20 July 1994
|
23 years, 124 days
|
||
14.
|
Prime Minister[12]
|
20 July 1996 – 4 August 2003 (1st time)
6 August 2003 – present (2nd time) |
21 years, 122 days
|
||
15.
|
Acting Head of State,
then President[13] |
4 March 1981 – 25 April 1990 (1st time)
10 January 2007 – present (2nd time) |
20 years, 2 days
|
||
16.
|
President of the Presidium of the
Supreme People's Assembly[14] |
5 September 1998
|
19 years, 77 days
|
||
17.
|
Prime Minister
|
23 November 1998
|
18 years, 363 days
|
||
18.
|
President
|
27 April 1999
|
18 years, 208 days
|
||
19.
|
President
|
8 May 1999
|
18 years, 197 days
|
||
20.
|
Prime Minister, then President[15]
|
9 August 1999 – 7 May 2000 (1st term as Prime Minister)
8 May 2000 – 7 May 2008 (1st term as President) 8 May 2008 – 7 May 2012 (2nd term as Prime Minister) 7 May 2012 – present (2nd term as President) |
18 years, 104 days
|
||
21.
|
Prime Minister
|
22 June 1995 – 9 July 2008 (1st time)
20 February 2013 – present (2nd time) |
17 years, 291 days
|
||
22.
|
Prime Minister, then President[16]
|
21 March 1990 – 28 August 2002 (1st time)
4 December 2012 – present (2nd time) |
17 years, 147 days
|
||
23.
|
President
|
17 July 2000
|
17 years, 127 days
|
||
24.
|
President
|
17 January 2001
|
16 years, 308 days
|
||
25.
|
Prime Minister
|
29 March 2001
|
16 years, 237 days
|
||
26.
|
Prime Minister
|
26 July 1996 – 29 September 2003 (1st time)
23 October 2008 – present (2nd time) |
16 years, 93 days
|
||
27.
|
25 February 1980 – 25 January 1988 (1st time)
12 August 2010 – present (2nd time) |
15 years, 70 days
|
|||
28.
|
Prime Minister, then President[18]
|
14 March 2003
|
14 years, 252 days
|
||
29.
|
President[19]
|
22 May 2003
|
14 years, 183 days
|
||
30.
|
Prime Minister, then President[20]
|
4 August 2003
|
14 years, 109 days
|
||
31.
|
Prime Minister
|
29 October 2003
|
14 years, 23 days
|
||
32.
|
Prime Minister, then President[21]
|
12 December 2003
|
13 years, 344 days
|
||
33.
|
Prime Minister
|
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 (1st time)
6 January 2009 – present (2nd time) |
13 years, 341 days
|
||
34.
|
Prime Minister
|
8 January 2004
|
13 years, 317 days
|
||
35.
|
19 March 2003 – 6 September 2003 (1st time)
15 January 2005 – present (2nd time) |
13 years, 116 days
|
|||
36.
|
Prime Minister
|
12 August 2004
|
13 years, 101 days
|
||
37.
|
President
|
1 January 2001 – 15 January 2009 (1st time)
17 January 2013 – present (2nd time) |
12 years, 322 days
|
||
38.
|
President[23]
|
5 February 2005 – 25 February 2005 (1st time)
4 May 2005 – present (2nd time) |
12 years, 221 days
|
||
39.
|
President[24]
|
30 July 2005
|
12 years, 114 days
|
||
40.
|
President
|
26 August 2005
|
12 years, 87 days
|
||
41.
|
Federal Chancellor
|
22 November 2005
|
11 years, 364 days
|
||
42.
|
President
|
16 January 2006
|
11 years, 309 days
|
||
43.
|
President
|
22 January 2006
|
11 years, 303 days
|
||
44.
|
Prime Minister
|
18 June 1996 – 6 July 1999 (1st time)
31 March 2009 – present (2nd time) |
11 years, 252 days
|
||
45.
|
Prime Minister
|
6 July 1998 – 27 May 2002 (1st time)
29 May 2010 – present (2nd time) |
11 years, 136 days
|
||
46.
|
First Secretary, President
and Prime Minister[25] |
31 July 2006
|
11 years, 113 days
|
||
47.
|
Federal Council Member,
currently President[26] |
1 August 2006
|
11 years, 112 days
|
||
48.
|
Acting Head of State,
then Prime Minister[27] |
29 May 2000 – 13 July 2000 (1st time)
5 December 2006 – present (2nd time) |
11 years, 31 days
|
||
49.
|
President[28]
|
21 December 2006
|
10 years, 335 days
|
||
50.
|
Prime Minister, then President[29]
|
25 March 2007
|
10 years, 241 days
|
||
51.
|
Prime Minister
|
31 December 1995 – 15 December 1998 (1st time)
5 May 2003 – 24 May 2006 (2nd time) 23 June 2008 – 3 September 2012 (3rd time) 16 August 2017 – present (4th time) |
10 years, 172 days
|
||
52.
|
4 February 1994 – 15 February 2000 (1st time)
4 September 2013 – present (2nd time) |
10 years, 89 days
|
|||
53.
|
President
|
7 September 2007
|
10 years, 75 days
|
||
54.
|
President
|
17 September 2007
|
10 years, 65 days
|
||
55.
|
Prime Minister, then President[32]
|
7 November 1990 – 9 December 1993 (1st time)
4 December 2010 – present (2nd time) |
10 years, 19 days
|
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