Current Political Leaders, Dictators & First Ladies

Dervis Eroglu, President of Northern Cyprus (since April 23, 2010) Dr. Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938) is a political figure and President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). He was Prime Minister of the entity from 1985 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2004, and leader of the National Unity Party. His party won the [...]

Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of Bahamas (sworn in on April 14, 2010) Arthur Alexander Foulkes was born at Mathew Town, Inagua, 11 May 1928, son of the late Dr. William A. Foulkes and Mrs. Julie Foulkes nee Maisonneuve. He was educated at public schools in Mathew Town and in Nassau and first worked at The [...]

Bronislaw Komorowski, Acting President of Poland After President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, was killed in a plane crush on April 10, 2010, the marshal of the Sejm (Polish Parliament), Bronislaw Komorowski, became Acting President. Bronislaw Komorowski was born on June 4, 1952 in Oborniki Slaskie, near Wroclaw, a family with strong traditions of independence and [...]

President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, flees the capital after a major public uprising. Roza Otunbayeva, the former Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs, declares herself head of the provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan. Ruslan Kazakbayev is appointed Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan.  Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov submits his resignation to Otunbayeva, who on April 8 announces the formation [...]

Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe First prime minister (1980– ) and president (1987– ) of Zimbabwe, born in Kutama, Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Largely self-educated, he became a teacher in 1942. After short periods in the National Democratic Party and Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU), he was briefly detained, but escaped to co-found, with [...]

Rupiah Bwezani Banda, President of Zambia Rupiah Bwezani Banda, a celebrated Zambian diplomat and politician, was born on February 13, 1937 in Gwenda, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He married Hope Mwansa Makulu in 1966 and two have five sons. He was educated at Munali Secondary School, University of Ethiopia, Lund University in Sweden, Wolfson College [...]