The greatest and influential leaders of Africa

Leadership is not about titles, positions or how many possessions you hold; it’s all about an individual who is capable of influencing another individual or a group of people. Many corruption ranking organizations have voted African countries among the most corrupted countries in the world. Most of the African ruling parties lack political leaders who are willing to fight against corruption. It is sad to realize that such a country whose history is rich with great leaders who stood against foreign rule and corruption is now struggling to battle corruption.

Africa has been the home to several great leaders and a few of the greatest leaders are listed below

1)       Samora Machel- He was a military commander and a revolutionary socialist. He is known as the father of Mozambique. He led the country as the president from its independence in 1975 to his death. He died in 1986 in a plane crash.

2)       Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf- She was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2011. She is the 24^th and current president of Liberia and Africa’s first elected female head of the state. Sirleaf has received appreciations and praises for bringing order and stability in Liberia after the civil war and she continues to do a terrific job even now.

3)       Patrice Lumumba- He was the first democratically elected leader of Congo as a prime minister and he played a significant role in the struggle for independence of Congo from Belgium. He was the founder of Mouvement National Congolias party. He was imprisoned and executed under the command of katangan authorities.

4)       Kwana Nkrumah- He led the fight for Ghana independence from Britain in 1957 and he served the state as both president and prime minister. One of the founding members of the organization of African unity.

5)       Nelson Mandela- He is not just one of the greatest leaders of Africa; he is one of the great leaders of the world. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violence protests and he lead a peaceful, non-violent campaign against South African government and its racist policies. He spend 27 years in prison for standing up against a government who abused and violated human rights of the black South Africans and was granted release in the year 1990.  Four years after his release, he became the president of South Africa. He won the Nobel peace prize in the year 1993 and he was regarded as the best leader of South Africa. He died in the year 2013 but his teachings and ideologies continues to  inspire people all over the world