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Minister Biographies
Every archived life recorded as minister, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
b. November 17, 1945
President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Contemporary era
Romuald Wadagni
b. 1976
President-elect of Benin (born 1976)
Contemporary era
Pascal Koupaki
b. May 1, 1951
Beninese politician
Contemporary era
Évariste Ndayishimiye
b. June 17, 1968
President of Burundi
Modern era
Paul Biya
b. February 13, 1933
Cameroonian politician
Contemporary era
Joseph Ngute
b. March 12, 1954
Prime Minister of Cameroon
Contemporary era
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
b. April 21, 1957
President of the Central African Republic since 2016
Contemporary era
Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre
b. March 28, 1947
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
b. July 1, 1952
Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013-present)
Contemporary era
Raymond Ndong Sima
b. January 23, 1955
Gabonese politician
Contemporary era
Bah Oury
b. 1958
Guinean politician
Contemporary era
Edgars Rinkēvičs
b. September 21, 1973
President of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)
Modern era
Joseph Boakai
b. November 30, 1944
Liberian politician
Modern era
Peter Mutharika
b. July 18, 1940
President of Malawi
Contemporary era
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
b. October 29, 1952
Namibian politician
Modern era
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
b. November 23, 1943
President of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)
Contemporary era
Anatole Collinet Makosso
b. 1965
Republic of the Congo politician
Contemporary era
David Sengeh
b. February 25, 1986
Biomechatronics engineer and politician in Sierra Leone
Contemporary era
Salva Kiir Mayardit
b. September 13, 1951
President of South Sudan since 2011
Contemporary era
Abdalla Hamdok
b. January 1, 1956
Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister
Modern era
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
b. May 7, 1939
Togolese politician
Modern era
Yoweri Museveni
b. August 15, 1944
President of Uganda since 1986
Contemporary era
Edgar Lungu
November 11, 1956 – June 5, 2025
President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)
Modern era
Emmerson Mnangagwa
b. September 15, 1942
President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Contemporary era
Pandeli Majko
b. November 15, 1967
Albanian politician
Modern era
José Eduardo dos Santos
August 28, 1942 – July 8, 2022
President of Angola from 1979 to 2017
Modern era
Heinz Fischer
b. October 9, 1938
Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)
Contemporary era
Hartwig Löger
b. July 15, 1965
Austrian politician, businessman, former secretary for finance and vice federal chancellor
Contemporary era
Seretse Khama Ian Khama
b. February 27, 1953
Botswana politician
Contemporary era
Albert Ouédraogo
b. April 6, 1969
Burkinabe politician
Contemporary era
Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
b. August 27, 1948
Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Contemporary era
Paul Kaba Thieba
b. July 28, 1960
Burkinabé politician and economist
Contemporary era
Chérif Sy
b. May 17, 1960
Burkinabé politician
Contemporary era
Pierre Nkurunziza
December 18, 1964 – June 8, 2020
President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020
Contemporary era
Domitien Ndayizeye
b. May 2, 1953
President of Burundi
Contemporary era
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
b. May 8, 1956
President of Burundi
Contemporary era
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
b. April 23, 1972
Burundian politician
Contemporary era
Pascal-Firmin Ndimira
b. April 9, 1956
Burundian politician
Modern era
Antoine Nduwayo
b. 1942
Prime Minister of Burundi
Contemporary era
Anatole Kanyenkiko
b. 1952
Prime Minister of Burundi
Contemporary era
Philémon Yang
b. June 14, 1947
Cameroonian politician, former Prime minister of Cameroon
Contemporary era
Ephraïm Inoni
b. August 16, 1947
Prime Minister of Cameroon
Modern era
Peter Mafany Musonge
b. December 3, 1942
Cameroonian politician
Modern era
Simon Achidi Achu
November 5, 1934 – May 4, 2021
Cameroonian politician
Modern era
Sadou Hayatou
February 15, 1942 – August 1, 2019
Prime Minister of Cameroon (1942-2019)
Contemporary era
Michel Djotodia
b. 1949
Central African politician and military leader
Contemporary era
François Bozizé
b. October 14, 1946
6th President of the Central African Republic
Modern era
Ange-Félix Patassé
January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011
Former President of the Central African Republic (1937-2011)
Contemporary era
Henri-Marie Dondra
b. August 14, 1966
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Contemporary era
Firmin Ngrébada
b. May 24, 1968
Central African Republic politician
Contemporary era
Simplice Sarandji
b. April 4, 1955
Central African politician
Contemporary era
Mahamat Kamoun
b. November 13, 1961
Central African politician
Modern era
Hissène Habré
August 13, 1942 – August 24, 2021
5th president of Chad
Modern era
Lol Mahamat Choua
June 15, 1939 – September 15, 2019
Chadian politician (1939-2019)
Contemporary era
Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge
b. August 4, 1977
Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contemporary era
Bruno Tshibala
b. February 20, 1956
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Samy Badibanga
b. September 12, 1962
Congolese politician
Contemporary era
Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin
b. June 5, 1964
Congolese politician and university professor
Modern era
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
January 1, 1930 – March 18, 2018
Former Prime Minister of Djibouti (1930–2018)