Africa: Rulers
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Congo: Rulers
- Theophile Theodore Joseph Antoine Baron Wahis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1900–12)
- Felix Alexandre Fuch, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1912–16)
- Eugene Joseph Marie Henry, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1916–21)
- Maurice Eugene Auguste Lippens, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1921–23)
- Martin Joseph Marie René Rutten, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1923–27)
- Auguste Constant Tilkens, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1927–34)
- Pierre Marie Joseph Ryckmans, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1934–46)
- Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1946–51)
- Léon Antoine Marie Petillon, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1951–58)
- Henri Arthur Adolf Marie Christopher Cornelis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1958–60)
- Patrice Emergy Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo (1960)
- Moise Tshombe, president of Katanga (1960–61), prime minister of the Republic of the Congo (1964–65)
- Joseph Kasavubu, president of the Republic of the Congo (1960–65)
- Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of the Republic of the Congo (1979–92; 1997–)
- Mobutu Sese Seko, president of Zaïre (1965–97)
- Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
- Joseph Kabila, son of Laurent, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–)
Morocco: Rulers
- Yakub I, ruler of Morocco (1184–99) and Moorish Spain.
- Ismail, sultan of Morocco (1672–1727)
- Abd ar-Rahman, sultan of Morocco (1822–59)
- Hassan, sultan of Morocco (1873–94)
- Abd al-Aziz IV, sultan of Morocco (1894–1908)
- Abd al-Hafiz, sultan of Morocco (1908–12)
- Yusuf, sultan of Morocco (1912–27)
- Muhammad V, sultan of Morocco (1927–53, 1955–57), king of Morocco (1957–61)
- Muhammad VI, sultan of Morocco (1953–55)
- Council of Throne Guardians (1955)
- Hassan II, king of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Muhammad VI, king of Morocco (1999–)
South Africa: Rulers
- Sir John Henry Brand, South African politician, president of the Orange Free State (1864–71)
- Stephanus Johannes Paulus Krüger, president of Transvaal (1883–1902)
- Martinus Theunis Steyn, last president (1896–1900) of the Orange Free State
- Hamilton John Goold-Adams, governor of the Orange Free State (1901–02, 1907–10)
- Sir Alfred Milner, governor of Cape Colony (1897–1901), governor of Orange River Colony, Orange Free State (1902–05), governor of Transvaal (1902)
- Sir John Gordon Sprigg, premier of Cape Colony (1900–04)
- Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson, governor of Natal (1893–1901), governor of Cape Colony (1901–09)
- Sir Henry Edward McCallum, governor of Natal (1901–07)
- Leander Starr Jameson, premier of Cape Colony (1904–08)
- William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne, governor of the Orange Free State (1905–07), governor of Transvaal (1906–10)
- Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of Natal (1907–10)
- John Xavier Merriman, premier of Cape Colony (1908–10)
- Paul Sandford, Baron Methuen of Corsham, governor of Natal (1910)
- Herbert John Gladstone, Viscount Gladstone, governor-general of South Africa (1910–14)
- Louis Botha, prime minister of South Africa (1910–19)
- Sydney Charles Buxton, Viscount Buxton, governor-general of South Africa (1914–20)
- Jan Christian Smuts, prime minister of South Africa (1919–24, 1939–48
- Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught, governor-general of South Africa (1920–24)
- Alexander, Earl of Athlone, governor-general of South Africa (1924–31)
- James Hertzog, prime minister of South Africa (1924–39)
- George Herbert Hyde Villiers, Earl of Clarendon, governor-general of South Africa (1931–37)
- Sir Patrick Duncan, governor-general of South Africa (1937–43)
- Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, acting governor-general of South Africa (1943–46)
- Gideon Brand van Zyl, governor-general of South Africa (1946–51)
- Daniel F. Malan, prime minister of South Africa, (1948–54)
- Ernest George Jansen, governor-general of South Africa (1951–59)
- Johannes G. Strijdom, prime minister of South Africa (1954–58)
- Charles Robberts Swart, governor-general of South Africa (1959–61), president of South Africa (1961–67)
- Hendrik F. Verwoerd, prime minister of South Africa (1958–66)
- Jozua François Naudé, acting president of South Africa (1967–68)
- Jacobus Johannes Fouché, president of South Africa (1968–75)
- Nicolaas J. Diederichs, president of South Africa (1975–78)
- Marais Viljoen, president of South Africa (1978, 1979–84)
- B. J. Vorster, prime minister of South Africa (1966–78), governor-general of South Africa (1978–79)
- Pieter Willem Botha, prime minister of South Africa (1978–84), governor-general of South Africa (1984–89)
- J. Christian Heunis, acting president of South Africa (1989)
- Frederik Willem de Klerk, South African president (1989–94)
- Nelson Mandela, South African president (1994–1999)
- Thabo Mbeki, South African president (1999–2008)
- Kgalema Motlanthe, South African president (2008–2009)
- Jacob Zuma, South African president (2009–2018)
- Cyril Ramaphosa, South African president (2018-)
Selected Rulers from Other African Nations
(alphabetical by last name)
- Ahmadou Ahidjo, president of the United Republic of Cameroon (1960–82)
- Pietro Badoglio, governor of Tripolitania (Libya) (1929–33)
- Italo Balbo, governor-general of Libya (1933–40)
- Hastings Kamuzu Banda, African political leader, president of Malawi (1966–94)
- Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, president of Tunisia (1987–2011)
- Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Prime Minister (1962–63), president (1962–65)
- Jean Bedel Bokassa, president of Central African Republic (1966–79)
- Houari Boumedienne, president and prime minister of Algeria (1965–78)
- Ketchwayo Cetshwayo, king of the Zulus (1872–79)
- David Dacko, president of the Central African Republic (1960–66, 1979–81)
- Moktar Ould Daddah, president of Mauritania (1961–78)
- José Eduardo Dos Santos, Angolan president (1979–)
- Félix Éboué, commissioner-General of French Congo and French Equatorial Africa (1941–44)
- Gnassingbé Eyadéma, president of Togo (1967–)
- Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian head of state (1966–75)
- Rodolfo Graziani, Marchese Di Neghelli, governor of Cyrenaica, Libya (1930–34), Governor-General (1940–41)
- Teshafi Teezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, prime minister of Ethiopia (1961–74)
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny, African political leader, president (1960–93) of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Idris I, king of Libya (1951–69)
- Joseph Leabua Jonathan, prime minister of Lesotho (1965–86)
- Jugurtha, king of Numidia (118–106 B.C.)
- Kenneth David Kaunda, African political leader, president of Zambia (1964–91)
- Jomo Kenyatta, African political leader, first president of Kenya (1964–78)
- Khama, chief of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana) (1875–1923?)
- Sir Seretse Khama, president of Botswana (1966–80)
- Seyni Kountché, president of Niger (1974–87)
- Hilla Limann, president of Ghana (1979–81)
- Lobengula, king of Matabeleland (now in Zimbabwe) (1870–93)
- Samora Machel, president of Mozambique (1975–86)
- Sir Milton Margai, prime minister of Sierra Leone (1961–64)
- Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of Ethiopia (1987–91)
- Masinissa, king of Numidia (c. 238 – 148? B.C.)
- Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889
- Pierre Messmer, high commissioner of French Congo and French Equatorial Africa (1958)
- Daniel T. arap Moi, president of Kenya (1978–2002)
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe (1987–)
- Mutesa I, kabaka, or king, of Buganda (now in Uganda), c.1857–84
- Agostinho Neto, first president of independent Angola (1975–79)
- Francisco Macias Nguema, first president of Equatorial Guinea (1968–79)
- Kwame Nkrumah, African political leader, prime minister (1957–60) and president (1960–66) of Ghana
- Julius Kambarage Nyerere, African political leader, first president (1964–85) of Tanzania
- Apollo Milton Obote, president of Uganda (1966–71, 1980–85)
- Sylvanus Olympio, African political leader, president of Togo (1961–63)
- Muammar Al-Qaddafi, Prime Minister of Libya (1969–1972)
- Radama I, founder of the kingdom of Madagascar
- Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Congolese army officer and president of the Congo (Brazzaville) (1979–92, 1997–)
- Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–74)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor, African statesman and poet, president (1960–80) of the republic of Senegal
- Alhaji Shehu Shagari, president of Nigeria (1979–83)
- Shaka, paramount chief (1818–28) of the Zulus
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president (2006–present) of Liberia
- Ian D. Smith, prime minister of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (1964–65), prime minister of Rhodesia (1965–79)
- Sobhuza II, king of Swaziland (1921–82)
- Siaka Probyn Stevens, president of Sierra Leone (1971–85)
- Tewodros II, emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68)
- William Richard Tolbert, Jr., president of Liberia (1971–80)
- Ahmed Sékou Touré, African political leader, president (1958–84) of the republic of Guinea
- Philibert Tsiranana, president of the Malagasy Republic (now Madagascar) (1960–72)
- William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, president of Liberia (1944–71)
- Maxime Weygand, Algerian Governor-General (1941)
- Fulbert Youlou, first president of the Congo (Brazzaville) (1960–63)
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