Following the announcement by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that he was stepping down after nearly four decades in power, here are the world's longest-serving leaders, except for monarchs.
- 40 years plus -
Equatorial Guinea: The Soviet Union was still a decade from collapse when Teodoro Obiang Nguema came to power in a coup in the west African state of Equatorial Guinea in 1979.Russia: Putin became prime minister in August 1999, then president the following year, and served two terms before
Following the announcement by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen that he was stepping down after nearly four decades in power, here are the world s longest-serving leaders, except for monarchs. - 40 years plus - Equatorial Guinea: The Soviet Union was still a decade from collapse when Teodoro Obiang
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