Top 10 Most Corrupt African Dictators in Modern History

Top 10 Most Corrupt African Leaders of All Time
Hello Displorers, welcome to another informative video and thanks for watching. In today’s video, we shall be looking at the top 10 most corrupt African leaders of all time. From human rights violation to squandering funds for personal gain, when it comes to Africa, both during and after colonialism, African can be recognized for having some of the worst leaders the world has ever seen. Whenever you read on corruption you are told that the political will or the tone at the top of a country is the first foundation to fighting corruption, but when the person at the top is the one who brings about the act being fought against, it makes it hard to debunk such a practice. The leaders who tend to be most corrupt are as a result of absolute power and their corruption goes beyond kleptocracy and embezzlement, as crimes against humanity are usually rampant.
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The problem of corruption as rampant as it is today is not a recent phenomenon. Of the numerous corrupt leaders in Africa, come along as we reveal the crème de la crème of them all. Here are the top 10 most corrupt leaders of all time.

10. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola
Jose Dos Santos is second longest serving leader in Africa as he has been in power since 1979. He rose to prominence as part of the people’s movement for the liberation of Angola which fought for Angola’s independence. After the country’s independence, it became a member of the central community and eventually served as a prime minister. On September 20th 1979, he was elected as the second president of Angola and commander in chief of the arm forces. Jose Dos Santos has repeatedly stated that he will step down and elections will be held but elections always end up with him being re-elected. While on the surface he has boosted the Angolan economy and developed the oil sector of the country, however as the Angolan economy growths, the wealth of its citizens remains stagnant with almost 70% of the population living on less than $2 a day while the budget of the government has grown to $69billion. Under his role $32billion in oil revenue disappeared. Corruption is like a family business in the Dos Santos family, he has a net worth estimated at over $20billion and his daughter has a net worth of $3.8billion.
9. General Idi Amin Dodo of Uganda
General Idi Amin first rose to prominence when he took the rank of major general in the Ugandan army. Following its independence, he became commander of the army and then took power in Uganda through a military coup in January 1971. He was in power only for 8 years but it was the worst years of Uganda’s history. When he took power he said he was not a politician and will only stay in power until free elections were held, but however a week later he declared himself president and suspended numerous parts of the Ugandan constitution. He created a military dictatorship where military officers were put in top positions of the government and military tribunals were put into civil laws. He created a state research bureau which will torture and execute anyone who opposed his role. Thousands were killed and displaced during his role and he redirected most of the country’s money towards the military and himself which left most of Uganda to suffer in abject poverty. He took so much of the Ugandan money for himself so much so that the inflation rate rose to 1000% by the time he was driven out of power.

8. Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire Now Democratic Republic Of Congo
The product of a missionary school education, Mobutu Sese Seko Koko NgbenduWa Za Banga was a serial coup plotter. During the 1960 Congo Crises, he led the coup that ousted Patrice Lumumba, the country’s first democratically elected leader. In return, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Less than five years later he led a second coup, installing himself as President. Declaring a regime d’exception, he assumed sweeping powers, and went on to rule the country for almost a third of a century. The original ‘Big Man’ of Africa, Mobutu consolidated and kept power by creating a vast patronage network. Built on the exploitation of the country’s immense mineral wealth, Mobutu used it to effectively nullify any opposition. Endemic governmental corruption, mismanagement and neglect over a number of years, led to hyperinflation of 4,000% by 1991, a large external debt, and massive currency devaluations. Amidst all of this, Mobutu managed to amass one of the largest personal fortunes in the world. While the actual amount will never be known, he is
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