49 Dictators in the World, 21 Are in Africa

Here is a comprehensive, up-to-date list of the current world dictators and authoritarian regimes. As of today, there are 49 dictatorships in the world (21 in Africa, 18 in Asia, 7 in the Middle East, 1 in Europe and 2 in Americas). We define a dictator as the ruler of a land rated “Not Free” by the Freedom House in their annual survey of freedom.

NOT FREE (authoritarian regimes/dictatorships) Countries In 2017:

1. Afghanistan – Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, President of Afghanistan
2. Algeria – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
3. Angola – João Lourenço, President of Angola (since Sept 26, 2017; replaced Jose Eduardo dos Santos)
4. Azerbaijan – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
5. Bahrain – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
6. Belarus – Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus
7. Brunei – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah
8. Burundi – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi
9. Cambodia – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
10. Cameroon – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon
11. Central African Republic – Faustin Archange Touadera
12. Chad – Idriss Deby, President of Chad
13. China – Xi Jinping, President of China
14. Congo, Dem. Rep. of – Joseph Kabila, President of Congo
15. Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President
16. Cuba – Raul Castro, President of Cuba
17. Djibouti – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti
18. Egypt – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt
19. Equatorial Guinea – OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, President
20. Eritrea – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea
21. Ethiopia – Girme Wolde Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
22. Gabon – Albert-Bernard Bongo, President of Gabon
23. Gambia – Adama Barrow, President of Gambia
24. Iran – Hassan Rouhan, President of Iran
25. Iraq – Muhammad Fuad Masum, President of Iraq
26. Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan
27. Laos – Bounnhang Vorachith, President (elected on Apr 19, 2016)
28. Libya – Nouri Abusahmain, President
29. Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Abd Aziz, President of Mauritania
30. North Korea – Kim Jong-un, President of North Korea
31. Oman – Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Prime Minister of Oman
32. Qatar – Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani
33. Russia – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
34. Rwanda – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
35. Saudi Arabia – King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia
36. Somalia – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
37. South Sudan – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President
38. Sudan – Omar H.A. Al-Bashier, President of Sudan
39. Swaziland – Mswati III, King of Swaziland
40. Syria – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
41. Tajikistan – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tadjikistan
42. Thailand – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand
43. Turkmenistan – Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, President of Turkmenistan
44. United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
45. Uzbekistan – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan
46. Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela – CHANGED
47. Vietnam – Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam
48. Yemen – Ali Abdallah Salih, President of Yemen
49. Zimbabwe – Robert (Gabriel) Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe

Source: https://planetrulers.com/current-dictators/

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