Ne Win

Ne Win

male, deceased (2002)
Burmese socialist, came to power in a coup, Tatmadaw, Shu Maung, Bo Ne Win, onepartystate…Burma Socialist Programme Party
Bo Ne Win was a Burmese military commander and dictator of Burma from 1962 until 1988. Ne Win was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces...

Seyni Kountché

male, deceased (1987)
came to power in a coup, Coup D'etat, National Assembly, sergeant, Past leaders by coup, niger…onepartystate, Heads of State of Niger, Single party state, political party
Seyni Kountché was a Nigerien military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. He...
Benyoucef Benkhedda

Benyoucef Benkhedda

male, deceased (2003)
Member of the Algerian FLN, Muslim, President of Algeria, onepartystate, Algerian War, politician
Benyoucef Benkhedda (February 23, 1920 - February 4, 2003) was an Algerian politician. He headed the third GPRA exile government of the National...
Manuel Pinto da Costa

Manuel Pinto da Costa

male, 72 years old
German, Portuguese, Portuguese language, German Democratic Republic, socialist, São Tomé and Príncipe politician…one-party, one-party state
Manuel Pinto da Costa is an economist who was the President of São Tomé and Príncipe from the country's independence in 1975 until 1991. He ins...
Hamani Diori

Hamani Diori

male, deceased (1989)
École normale supérieure William Ponty, William Ponty Teachers' Training College, ousted in a coup, French West Africa, self-government, dakar…one-party state, Single-party state, Nigerien Progressive Party, Heads of State of Niger
Hamani Diori was the first President of the Republic of Niger. Born in the town of Soudouré, Diori was the son of a Djerma public health official i...