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UN Geoscheme Country Independence Date Ruling Entity


(Party / Regime / Monarchy)

 Logo / Flag Date Ranges in Power Total Duration % of Independence
Africa, North  Algeria July 5, 1962 National Liberation Front (Algeria) July 5, 1962–present


(As sole party 1962–1989; as dominant party since)

 64 years, 59 days 100%
 Egypt June 18, 1953 Free Officers movement (Egypt) + National Union (United Arab Republic) + Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) + National Democratic Party (Egypt) June 18, 1953–February 11, 2011 57 years, 238 days 79.6%
 Libya December 24, 1951 Libya under Muammar Gaddafi September 1, 1969–October 20, 2011 42 years, 49 days 57.0%
 Morocco March 2, 1956 Alawi dynasty March 2, 1956–present


(Date of modern independence; dynasty has ruled since 1631)

 70 years, 184 days 100%
 Sudan January 1, 1956 National Congress Party (Sudan)


(Regime of Omar al-Bashir)

 June 30, 1989–April 11, 2019 29 years, 285 days 42.6%
 Tunisia March 20, 1956 Destour (Neo-Destour / Socialist Destourian Party / Democratic Constitutional Rally)


(Single-party state of Habib Bourguiba-Zine El Abidine Ben Ali)

 March 20, 1956–January 14, 2011 54 years, 300 days 78.7%
 Western Sahara


(Disputed Territory)

 N/A (disputed) Morocco


(Administering power of ~80% of territory)

 November 14, 1975–present


(Start of Green March / Madrid Accords)

 50 years, 292 days 100% (of period)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (Polisario Front)


(Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic; controls ~20% of territory)

 February 27, 1976–present


(SADR proclamation date)

 50 years, 187 days 100% (of period)
Eastern Africa


(African Great Lakes)

  Burundi July 1, 1962 Union for National Progress (UPRONA) 1 Jul 1962–30 Apr 2003


(short FRODEBU interrupts, all assasinated/deposed)

 40 years, 303 days 64.4%
 Kenya December 12, 1963 Kenya African National Union (KANU)


(Jomo Kenyatta-Daniel arap Moi, sole legal party 1982–1991)

 12 Dec 1964–30 Dec 2002 38 years, 18 days 61.4%
 Rwanda July 1, 1962 Parmehutu (Regime of Grégoire Kayibanda) 1 Jul 1962–5 Jul 1973 11 years, 4 days 17.5%
National Revolutionary Movement for Development (Regime of Juvénal Habyarimana) 5 Jul 1973–19 Jul 1994 21 years, 14 days 33.3%
Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) (Regime of Paul Kagame) 19 Jul 1994–present 32 years, 45 days 49.2%
Combined Duration of Regimes 1 Jul 1962–present 64 years, 63 days 100%
 South Sudan July 9, 2011 Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) (under Salva Kiir Mayardit) 9 Jul 2011–present 15 years, 55 days 100%
 Uganda October 9, 1962 Uganda People's Congress (UPC) (First regime of Milton Obote) 9 Oct 1962–25 Jan 1971 8 years, 108 days 13.2%
Military Dictatorship (Regime of Idi Amin) 25 Jan 1971–11 Apr 1979 8 years, 76 days 13.1%
National Resistance Movement (NRM) (Regime of Yoweri Museveni) 26 Jan 1986–present 40 years, 219 days 62.9%
Combined Duration (All Regimes) 9 Oct 1962–present 63 years, 328 days 100%
 Tanzania December 9, 1961 Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)


(merger of Tanganyika (1961–1964):TANU, People's Republic of Zanzibar:Afro-Shirazi Party)

 9 Dec 1961–present 64 years, 267 days 100%
Eastern Africa


(Horn of Africa)

  Djibouti June 27, 1977 People's Rally for Progress (RPP) - Union for the Presidential Majority (Djibouti) 27 Jun 1977–present 49 years, 67 days 100%
 Eritrea May 24, 1993 [Eritrean People's Liberation Front] - People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) File:Flag of the https://www.google.com/search?q=EPLF.svg 24 May 1993–present 33 years, 101 days 100%
 Ethiopia May 5, 1941 Derg - Workers' Party of Ethiopia (Regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam) File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987,with emblem).svgFile:Workers'Party of Ethiopia flag(variant).png 12 Sep 1974–28 May 1991 16 years, 258 days 19.7%
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) - Prosperity Party 28 May 1991–present 35 years, 97 days 40.8%
Combined Duration (Post-Imperial Regimes) 12 Sep 1974–present 51 years, 355 days 60.5%
 Somalia July 1, 1960 Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) (Regime of Siad Barre) 21 Oct 1969–26 Jan 1991 21 years, 97 days 32.7%
Transitional National Government / Transitional Federal Government 27 Aug 2000–20 Aug 2012 11 years, 359 days 18.3%
Combined Duration (Barre + Transitional) 21 Oct 1969–20 Aug 2012


(excluding 1991-2000 civil war period)

 42 years, 304 days 66.0%
Eastern Africa


(Islands)

  Comoros July 6, 1975 Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC)


(Party of Azali Assoumani, cumulative)

 30 Apr 1999–26 May 2006


26 May 2016–present

 15 years, 190 days 30.8%
 Madagascar June 26, 1960 Social Democratic Party of Madagascar (PSD) 26 Jun 1960–11 Oct 1972 12 years, 107 days 18.8%
Malagasy Revolutionary Party (AREMA) (First regime of Didier Ratsiraka) 15 Jun 1975–27 Mar 1993 17 years, 285 days 27.2%
Combined Duration (First & Second Reps.) 26 Jun 1960–27 Mar 1993


(excluding 1972-1975 military rule)

 32 years, 274 days 50.1%
 Mauritius March 12, 1968 Labour Party (Mauritius) (PTr) (Cumulative) Non-consecutive ~28.5 years ~49.9%
Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) (Cumulative) Non-consecutive ~21.7 years ~37.9%
Combined Dominant Parties 12 Mar 1968–present 58 years, 174 days 100%
 Seychelles June 29, 1976 United Seychelles


(formerly "Seychelles People's Progressive Front", then "People's Party")

 5 Jun 1977–26 Oct 2020 43 years, 143 days 87.9%
Eastern Africa


(Southeast Africa)

  Malawi July 6, 1964 Hastings Banda's Malawi Congress Party (MCP) 6 Jul 1964–21 May 1994


(Regained power 28 Jun 2020)

 29 years, 319 days


(first period)

 48.7%
 Mozambique June 25, 1975 FRELIMO(Frente de Libertação de Moçambique= Mozambique Liberation Front) File:Flag of FRELIMO.svg 25 Jun 1975–present 51 years, 69 days 100%
 Zambia October 24, 1964 United National Independence Party (UNIP) (Regime of Kenneth Kaunda) 24 Oct 1964–2 Nov 1991 27 years, 9 days 44.3%
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) 2 Nov 1991–23 Sep 2011 19 years, 325 days 32.6%
Patriotic Front (Zambia) (PF) 23 Sep 2011–24 Aug 2021 9 years, 335 days 16.2%
Combined Duration (Three Republics) 24 Oct 1964–24 Aug 2021 56 years, 304 days 93.1%
 Zimbabwe April 18, 1980 Zimbabwe African National Union - ZANU–PF

Additional context:

 18 Apr 1980–present 46 years, 137 days 100%
Africa, South  Botswana September 30, 1966 Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) 30 Sep 1966–1 Nov 2024 58 years, 32 days 98.3%
 Eswatini September 6, 1968 House of Dlamini


(Absolute Monarchy)

 6 Sep 1968–present 57 years, 361 days 100%
 Lesotho October 4, 1966 Basotho National Party (BNP)


(Regime of Leabua Jonathan, incl. 1970-1986 dictatorship)

 4 Oct 1966–20 Jan 1986 19 years, 108 days 32.6%
 Namibia March 21, 1990 SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organisation) 21 Mar 1990–present 36 years, 165 days 100%
 South Africa May 31, 1910 National Party


(Apartheid Regime)

 File:Flag of National Party of South Africa(1936-1993).svg 4 Jun 1948–9 May 1994 45 years, 339 days 39.8%
African National Congress (ANC) 10 May 1994–present 32 years, 115 days 27.3%
Combined Duration (NP + ANC) 4 Jun 1948–present 78 years, 90 days 67.1%
Western Africa  Benin August 1, 1960 People's Revolutionary Party of Benin

(Military/Marxist regime of Mathieu Kérékou, PR Benin 1975-1990)

 26 Oct 1972–4 Apr 1991 18 years, 160 days 28.3%
 Burkina Faso August 5, 1960 Regime of Blaise Compaoré

(Popular Front (Burkina Faso) + Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement + Congress for Democracy and Progress)

 15 Oct 1987–31 Oct 2014 27 years, 16 days 41.5%
 Cape Verde July 5, 1975 African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)


(Single-party rule)

 5 Jul 1975–22 Mar 1991 15 years, 260 days 31.2%
 Ivory Coast August 7, 1960 Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)


(Regime of Félix Houphouët-Boigny)

 File:PDCI-RDA Flag.svg 7 Aug 1960–7 Dec 1993 33 years, 122 days 51.1%
 Gambia February 18, 1965 Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC)


(Regime of Yahya Jammeh)

 File:Flag of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction.svg 22 Jul 1994–21 Jan 2017 22 years, 183 days 37.1%
 Ghana March 6, 1957 Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) / National Democratic Congress (NDC)


(Regime of Jerry Rawlings)

 31 Dec 1981–7 Jan 2001 19 years, 7 days 27.7%
 Guinea October 2, 1958 Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA)


(Regime of Ahmed Sékou Touré)

 File:PDG-RDA.png 2 Oct 1958–26 Mar 1984 25 years, 176 days 38.0%
 Guinea-Bissau September 10, 1974 African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)


(Regime of Luís Cabral & João Bernardo Vieira)

 10 Sep 1974–7 May 1999 24 years, 239 days 48.2%
 Liberia July 26, 1847 True Whig Party 7 Jan 1878–12 Apr 1980 102 years, 96 days 57.4%
 Mali September 22, 1960 Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM)


(Military regime of Moussa Traoré)

 19 Nov 1968–26 Mar 1991 22 years, 127 days 34.4%
 Mauritania November 28, 1960 Mauritanian People's Party (PPM)


(Regime of Moktar Ould Daddah)

 28 Nov 1960–10 Jul 1978 17 years, 224 days 27.1%
 Niger August 3, 1960 Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally (PPN-RDA)


(Regime of Hamani Diori)

 3 Aug 1960–15 Apr 1974 13 years, 255 days 21.0%
 Nigeria October 1, 1960 Federal Military Government of Nigeria


(Regime of Yakubu Gowon)

 File:Flag of Nigeria (1960–1968).svg 29 Jul 1966–29 Jul 1975 9 years, 0 days 13.8%
 Senegal August 20, 1960 Socialist Party of Senegal (UPS) File:Flag of the Socialist Party of Senegal.svg

Red (Pantone 186 C) and a yellow star. Vertical bicolour of red and yellow with a yellow star in the red stripe. (This is a guess, no official flag found)

 20 Aug 1960–1 Apr 2000 39 years, 225 days 60.8%
 Sierra Leone April 27, 1961 All People's Congress (APC)


(Regime of Siaka Stevens & Joseph Saidu Momoh)

 File:Flag of the All People's Congress.svg 21 Apr 1968–29 Apr 1992 24 years, 8 days 37.3%
 Togo April 27, 1960 Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)


(Regime of Gnassingbé Eyadéma)

 File:Flag of the Rally of the Togolese People.svg 14 Apr 1967–5 Feb 2005 37 years, 297 days 57.8%
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