African Presidential Republics

Jean Blondel is Professor Emeritus at the Euorpean University Institute, Italy.

• 1. Introduction Part 1: Studying Particularly Positive African Presidencies 2. The very special case of Botswana and the part played by its second president: Quett Masire 3. The part played in Namibia by its second president: Hifikepunye Pohamba 4. The ostensibly highly original part played in Senegal by its third president: Abdoulaye Wade 5. The part played by Tanzania’s fourth president: Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete 6. The part played by Mozambique’s second president: Armando Emilio Guebuza Part 2: Studying African Presidents Who Became Democratic 7. The part played by Benin’s long-term president: Mathieu Kerekou 8. The key part played by Uganda’s long-term president: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 9. The part played by Ghana’s long-term president: Jerry Rawlings 10. The part played by Africa's first woman president in Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 11. The key part played by Olusegun Obasanjo both under military rule (1976-9) and as constitutional president (1999-2007) 12. Conclusion