Top 20 Dictators in Africa
Regardless of how they came to power, these people are regarded as the worst dictators in Africa.
The regime of most of these African dictators was marked by horror, terror, chaos and bloodshed. Some of these dictators were notorious leaders, and some have led their country towards economic prosperity while others started on the right path and lost their way.
20. Paul Kagame (Rwanda: 1994-present)
19. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Tunisia: 1987–2011)
18. Gnassingbé Eyadéma (Togo: 1967–2005)
17. Hastings Kamuzu Banda (Malawi: 1963–1994)
16. Gaafar Nimeiry (Sudan: 1969–1985)
15. Siad Barre (Somalia: 1969-1991)
14. Charles Taylor (Liberia: 1997-2003)
13. Yahya Jammeh (Gambia: 1994-2017)
12. Idriss Deby (Chad: 1990-Present)
11. Obiang Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea: 1979-Present)
10. Paul Biya (Cameroon: 1982-Present)
9. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos (Angola: 1979-Present)
8. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe: 1987-Present)
7. Francisco Macías Nguema (Equatorial Guinea: 1968-1979)
6. Hissene Habre (Chad: 1982-1990)
5. Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan: 1989-Present)
4. Sekou Toure (Guinea: 1958-1984)
3. General Sani Abacha (Nigeria: 1993-1998)
2. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libya: 1969-2011)
1. Idi Amin Dada (Uganda: 1971-1979)
Top 20 Most Brutal and Ruthless Dictators in Africa — African Vault
Regardless of how they came to power, these people are regarded as the worst dictators in Africa.
The regime of most of these African dictators was marked by horror, terror, chaos and bloodshed. Some of these dictators were notorious leaders, and some have led their country towards economic prosperity while others started on the right path and lost their way.
20. Paul Kagame (Rwanda: 1994-present)
19. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (Tunisia: 1987–2011)
18. Gnassingbé Eyadéma (Togo: 1967–2005)
17. Hastings Kamuzu Banda (Malawi: 1963–1994)
16. Gaafar Nimeiry (Sudan: 1969–1985)
15. Siad Barre (Somalia: 1969-1991)
14. Charles Taylor (Liberia: 1997-2003)
13. Yahya Jammeh (Gambia: 1994-2017)
12. Idriss Deby (Chad: 1990-Present)
11. Obiang Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea: 1979-Present)
10. Paul Biya (Cameroon: 1982-Present)
9. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos (Angola: 1979-Present)
8. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe: 1987-Present)
7. Francisco Macías Nguema (Equatorial Guinea: 1968-1979)
6. Hissene Habre (Chad: 1982-1990)
5. Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan: 1989-Present)
4. Sekou Toure (Guinea: 1958-1984)
3. General Sani Abacha (Nigeria: 1993-1998)
2. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Libya: 1969-2011)
1. Idi Amin Dada (Uganda: 1971-1979)
Top 20 Most Brutal and Ruthless Dictators in Africa — African Vault