Comments on: Yemen’s President Longest Ruling In The World After Castro? http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/02/19/yemens-president-eyes-record-in-wake-of-castros-resignation/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YASANI http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/02/19/yemens-president-eyes-record-in-wake-of-castros-resignation/#comment-265 YASANI Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:00:02 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-265 Not to forget Moammar Al Gaddafi of Libya Not to forget Moammar Al Gaddafi of Libya

]]> By: Hassan http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/02/19/yemens-president-eyes-record-in-wake-of-castros-resignation/#comment-264 Hassan Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:49:18 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-264 President of the Republic of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom since 1978 President of the Republic of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom since 1978

]]> By: Issmat A. http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/02/19/yemens-president-eyes-record-in-wake-of-castros-resignation/#comment-262 Issmat A. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:30:06 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-262 You could very well be right. I never had the feeling that the news reports were accurate. A quick search in wikipedia also turned out that the President of Gabon, a small African nation, is the current holder of the record. "El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo on 30 December 1935) became President of Gabon in 1967. He was just 31 and the world's youngest president at the time. After Cuban President Fidel Castro steps down in 2008, he will be the world's longest serving ruler, excluding monarchies." -Wikipedia As for Ghadafi, I guess he should definitely be counted even though he apparently doesn't hold any official public office title or role. Wikipedia lists him as the fourth longest-serving head of state. I guess the numbers can be used to say anything though. I took 1976 as the date for Castro since that's the official day when he actually took the public office title of 'President'. However, many count Castro's time as Cuba's leader starting from 1959 following his successful Cuban Revolution, even though his official title and role after the revolution was 'Prime Minister'. You could very well be right. I never had the feeling that the news reports were accurate. A quick search in wikipedia also turned out that the President of Gabon, a small African nation, is the current holder of the record.

“El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo on 30 December 1935) became President of Gabon in 1967. He was just 31 and the world’s youngest president at the time. After Cuban President Fidel Castro steps down in 2008, he will be the world’s longest serving ruler, excluding monarchies.” -Wikipedia

As for Ghadafi, I guess he should definitely be counted even though he apparently doesn’t hold any official public office title or role. Wikipedia lists him as the fourth longest-serving head of state.

I guess the numbers can be used to say anything though. I took 1976 as the date for Castro since that’s the official day when he actually took the public office title of ‘President’. However, many count Castro’s time as Cuba’s leader starting from 1959 following his successful Cuban Revolution, even though his official title and role after the revolution was ‘Prime Minister’.

]]> By: Osama http://www.yourworldtoday.ca/2008/02/19/yemens-president-eyes-record-in-wake-of-castros-resignation/#comment-263 Osama Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:13:36 +0000 http://issmatblog.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-263 you're forgetting al-gathafi.... He's been in power since 69. you’re forgetting al-gathafi…. He’s been in power since 69.

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