Can you name the notable leaders of postcolonial African nations?

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DescriptionLeader
Egypt (King 1922-1936)
Egypt (King 1936-1952)
Egypt (King 1952-1953)
Egypt (President 1953-1956)
Egypt (President 1956-1970)
Egypt (President 1970-1981)
Egypt (President 1981-2011)
Libya (King 1951-1969)
Libya (Leader 1969-2011)
Tunisia (King 1956-1957)
Tunisia (President 1957-1987)
Tunisia (President 1987-2011)
Algeria (President 1965-1976)
Algeria (President 1999-present)
Morocco (King 1957-1961)
Morocco (King 1961-1999)
Morocco (King 1999-present)
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (President 1976-present)
Mauritania (President 1960-1978)
Mauritania (President 1984-2005)
Mauritania (President 2007-2008)
Mauritania (President 2008-present)
Mali (President 1968-1981)
Mali (President 1991-1992, 2002-2012)
Niger (President 1974-1987)
Niger (President 1999-2010)
Niger (President 2011-present)
Chad (President 1982-1990)
Chad (President 1990-present)
Sudan (President 1989-present)
South Sudan (President 2011-present)
Senegal (President 1960-1980)
Senegal (President 1980-2000)
Senegal (President 2000-2012)
Senegal (President 2012-present)
The Gambia (Prime Minister, President 1962-1994)
The Gambia (President 1994-present)
Guinea-Bissau (President 1974-1980)
Guinea-Bissau (President 1980-1984,1984-1999, 2005-2009)
Guinea-Bissau (President 1999-2000, 2009-2012)
Guinea-Bissau (President 2000-2003)
Guinea (President 1958-1984)
Guinea (President 1984-2008)
Sierra Leone (President 1971-1985)
Sierra Leone (President 1996 -1997, 1998 -2007)
Sierra Leone (President 2007-present)
Liberia (President 1930-1944)
Liberia (President 1980-1990)
Liberia (President 1990-2003)
DescriptionLeader
Liberia (President 2006-present)
Côte d'Ivoire (President 1960-1993)
Côte d'Ivoire (President 2000-2011)
Côte d'Ivoire (President 2011-present)
Ghana (President 1952-1966)
Ghana (Head of State 1979, 1981-1993, President 1981-2001)
Ghana (President 2001-2009)
Ghana (President 2009-present)
Togo (President 1967-2005)
Togo (President 2005-present)
Benin (President 1960-1963)
Benin (President 1972-1991, 1996-2006)
Benin (President 2006-present)
Nigeria (President 1963-1966)
Nigeria (Head of State 1966-1975)
Nigeria (President 1979-1983)
Nigeria (Head of State 1983-1985)
Nigeria (Head of State 1985-1993)
Nigeria (Head of State 1993-1998)
Nigeria (Head of State 1998-1999)
Nigeria (Head of State 1976-1979, President 1999-2007)
Nigeria (President 2007-2010)
Nigeria (President 2010-present)
Cameroon (President 1960-1982)
Cameroon (President 1982-present)
Central African Republic (President 1960-1966,1979-1981)
Central African Republic (President/Emperor, 1966-1979)
Central African Republic (President 1981-1993)
Central African Republic (President 1993-2003)
Central African Republic (President 2003-present)
Ethiopia (Emperor 1930-1974)
Ethiopia (Chairman/President, 1974-1991)
Ethiopia (President/Prime Minister, 1991-present)
Eritrea (President 1993-present)
Somalia (President 1959-1991)
Equatorial Guinea (President 1968-1979)
Equatorial Guinea (President 1979-present)
Gabon (President 1959-1961)
Gabon (President 1961-2009)
Gabon (President 2009-present)
Republic of the Congo (President 1979-1992, 1997-present)
Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) (Prime Minister 1960)
Zaire (President 1965-1997)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (President 1997-2001)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (President 2001-present)
Uganda (Prime Minister, President, 1962-1971, 1980-1985)
Uganda (President 1971-1979)
Uganda (President 1986-present)
Rwanda (President 1973-1994)
DescriptionLeader
Rwanda (President 2000-present)
Kenya (President 1964-1978)
Kenya (President 1978-2002)
Kenya (President 2002-present)
Kenya (Prime Minister 2008-present)
Tanzania (President 1961-1985)
Tanzania (President 2005-present)
Angola (President 1975-1979)
Angola (President 1979-present)
Mozambique (President 1975-1986)
Mozambique (President 1986-2005)
Mozambique (President 2005-present)
Malawi (President 1966-1994)
Malawi (President 1994-2004)
Malawi (President 2004-2012)
Malawi (President 2012-present)
Rhodesia (President 1965-1979)
Zimbabwe (President 1980-present)
Zimbabwe (Prime Minister 2009-present)
Zambia (President 1964-1991)
Zambia (President 1991-2002)
Zambia (President 2002-2008)
Zambia (President 2008-2011)
Zambia (President 2011-present)
Botswana (President 1966-1980)
Botswana (President 1980-1998)
Botswana (President 1998-2008)
Botswana (President 2008-present)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1919-1924, 1939-1948)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1924-1939)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1948-1954)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1954-1958)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1958-1966)
South Africa (Prime Minister 1966-1978)
South Africa (Prime Minister, State President 1984-1989)
South Africa (State President 1989-1994)
South Africa (President 1994-1999)
South Africa (President 1999-2008)
South Africa (President 2009-present)
Swaziland (King 1899-1982)
Swaziland (King 1982-present)
Lesotho (King 1966-1990, 1995-1996)
Lesotho (King 1990-1995, 1996-present)
Madagascar (President 1959-1972)
Madagascar (President 1975-1993,1997 - 2002)
Madagascar (President 2002-2009)
Madagascar (President 2009-present)
Mauritius (President 1992 – 2002)
Mauritius (Prime Minister 1982-1995, 2000-2003, President 2003-2012)
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Notable African Leaders Quiz

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  • Created Dec 5, 2010 in History
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