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Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by megawax8: 7:55am On Sep 17, 2015
Stumbled into this article that got me thinking, could plato be right or wrong? This is purely a case of GEJ and PMB. cheesy

Note, I'm not partisan.


Though we may not tag the governments of all poorly educated African presidents as absolutely bad, but on a general note, bad leadership in many African countries could be traced to the poor educational background of their various presidents. This is because intelligence and education are indispensable components of good leadership. Also, according to Plato, one of the ancient philosophers, it is believed that a learned leader stands a better chance of doing well more than his uneducated counterpart.

Here are the African presidents with the least educational qualifications at the moment. No. 1 embarrassingly has none!


10. Isaias Afwerki

Edu. Qualification: Secondary School (Drop-Out)


Isaias grew up in Asmara and graduated from Prince Makonnen High School in 1965. His good grades in the General School Leaving Exams in his final high school year allowed him to obtain admittance to the highly competitive College of Engineering at Haile Selassie I University (now called Addis Ababa University) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. However, a year later he didn’t pass the exam, interrupted his studies and decided to join the Eritrean liberation struggle.

9. Abdelaziz Bouteflika – Algeria

Edu. Qualification: Secondary School

Bouteflika was raised in Oujda, where his father had emigrated as a youngster. He successively attended three schools there: “Sidi Ziane”, “El Hoceinia” and the “Abdel Moumen” high-school, where he reportedly excelled academically.

8. Paul Kagame – Rwanda

Edu. Qualification: Secondary School

Kagame began his primary education in a school near the refugee camp, where he and other Rwandan refugees learned English and began to integrate into Ugandan culture. At the age of nine he moved to the respected Rwengoro Primary School, around 16 kilometres (10 mi) away, graduating with the best grades in the district. He subsequently attended Ntare School, one of the best schools in Uganda. It is also the alma mater of future Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The death of Kagame’s father in the early 1970s, and the departure of Rwigyema to an unknown location, led to a decline in his academic performance and an increased tendency to fight those who belittled the Rwandan population. He was eventually suspended from Ntare and completed his studies without distinction at Old Kampala Secondary School.

7. Yahya Jammeh – GAMBIA

Edu.Qualification: Secondary School

President Jammeh received secondary school education at the respected Gambia High School in Banjul .Jammeh joined the Gambian National Army in 1984, was commissioned a Lieutenant in 1989, and in 1992 became commander of the Gambian Military Police. He received extensive military training in neighboring Senegal and at United States Army School of the Americas.


6. Muhammadu Buhari – Nigeria

Edu.Qualification: Secondary School

He attended primary school in Daura and Mai’adua before proceeding to Katsina Model School in 1953, and to Katsina Provincial Secondary School (now Government College, Katsina) from 1956 to 1961.

5. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir – SUDAN

Edu. Qualification: Secondary School

Al-Bashir was born in Hosh Bannaga, just north of the capital, Khartoum to a family of Arab descent. He belongs to Al-Bedairyya Al-Dahmashyya, a Bedouin tribe belonging to the larger ja’alin coalition, an Arab tribe in middle north of Sudan, in the past a part of the Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan. He received his primary education there, and his family later moved to Khartoum where he completed his secondary education.

4. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh

Edu. Qualification: Secondary School

Guelleh was born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, into the politically powerful Mamassan subclan of the Issa clan. When Guelleh was younger he attended a traditional Islamic school. In the late 1960s, Guelleh migrated to Djibouti before finishing high school. He later joined the police, becoming a junior non-commissioned officer. He entered the service in 1968.

3. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz – MAURITANIA

Edu.Qualification: None (Military Training)

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was born in Akjoujt on 20 December 1956. He joined the Royal Military Academy of Meknes,Morocco in 1977 and, after a string of promotions, established the elite BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion). He played a key role in suppressing an attempted coup in June 2003 and a military uprising in August 2004.

2. Salva Kiir Mayardit

Edu. Qualification: None (Military Training)

Salva Kiir joined the military at a very tender age and is not known to have received any form of formal education. In the late 1960s, Kiir who was born in 1951 joined the Anyanya battalion in the First Sudanese Civil War. By the time of the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, he was a low-ranking officer.

1. Jacob Zuma – South Africa

Edu. Qualification: None

Zuma was born in Nkandla, Natal Province (now part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal). His father was a policeman who died when Zuma was young, and his mother was a domestic worker. He received no formal schooling. As a child, Zuma constantly moved around Natal Province and the suburbs of Durban in the area of Umkhumbane.

Source: http://answersafrica.com/top-10-least-educated-african-presidents-at-the-moment.html
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by adedayourt(m): 7:55am On Sep 17, 2015
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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by madridguy(m): 7:55am On Sep 17, 2015
If PMB produce Akara paper as his school certificate I will continue to vote him till Arsenal FC win Champions league. I once voted a PHd holder few years back whom I believe with his level of education he will drive our nation forward not knowing his an educated illiterate. Under the PhD holder, our schools were closed for a year, doctors took strike to another level, boko haram killed so many, labour strike, corruption became something of pride, our Chibok girls were kidnapped from their school and kidnapping turned a lucrative business and so many irregularity.
We only gained two vocabularies from the PhD holder: SUBSIDY & CABAL

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by Imortal001: 7:57am On Sep 17, 2015
Good
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by OZAOEKPE(f): 7:57am On Sep 17, 2015
"thank God PMB made the list". Quote me anywhere.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by DankemzI(m): 8:03am On Sep 17, 2015
Buhari is there, very good grin

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by megawax8: 8:05am On Sep 17, 2015
DankemzI:
Buhari is there, very good grin
OZAOEKPE:
"thank God PMB made the list". Quote me anywhere.

grin
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by MizMyColi(f): 8:06am On Sep 17, 2015
But I thought they said PMB attended One US war college like that

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by PRYCE(m): 8:11am On Sep 17, 2015
Yeah My President made the list!
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by Armaggedon: 8:16am On Sep 17, 2015
No wonder buhari misses his way in Aso rock

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by GabrielSuswam(m): 8:16am On Sep 17, 2015
Yeaaaa PMB Has just a Primary School Certificate...

But if he can give Nigerians the good governance we need I think I'll support him to 2023...Back in his days how many of our Dad's had degree Certificates?

Brb fellas too bad I forgot some bottles of orijin in my fridge last night, Kai they all broken now in the refrigerator due to extreme freezing temperature....


Infact BUHARI must go

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by doublewisdom: 8:18am On Sep 17, 2015
Buhari should have two slots on that list. His illiteracy is double measured and shaken together.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by SonOfTheLion(m): 8:38am On Sep 17, 2015
Buh they the president today.. jst check my signature for better education on kitchen wares
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by DankemzI(m): 8:53am On Sep 17, 2015
MizMyColi:
But I thought they said PMB attended One US war college like that

Chinekeme!
And you believe it? shocked

Keep thoughting grin

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by megawax8: 8:55am On Sep 17, 2015
MizMyColi:
But I thought they said PMB attended One US war college like that

errrrrm, maybe the source site is still trying to confirm the validity of the claim.

Like i said, i 'stumbled on' and thought to share.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by vicadex07(m): 9:07am On Sep 17, 2015
megawax8:

grin
You're a bigot...
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by megawax8: 9:22am On Sep 17, 2015
vicadex07:


You're a bigot...

i am guessing you do not own a dictionary or don't know how to install one on any of your devices.

Smh
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by Joc86: 9:25am On Sep 17, 2015
Only in Africa
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by gulfer: 9:41am On Sep 17, 2015
The most educated president ever in Africa was Jonathan Goodluck and he almost ruined a nation of plenty. He propounded the theory, "stealing is not corruption'. With his PHD, he cannot hold a candle to 'illiterate' Zuma's face.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by steph2sweet(f): 9:42am On Sep 17, 2015
angryHow on earth did Nigeria get into this shit angry
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by Lordave: 9:44am On Sep 17, 2015
MizMyColi:
But I thought they said PMB attended One US war college like that
Then he should go and govern Syria, Nigeria is not a battlefield.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by steph2sweet(f): 9:46am On Sep 17, 2015
gulfer:
The most educated president ever in Africa was Jonathan Goodluck and he almost ruined a nation of plenty. He propounded the theory, "stealing is not corruption'. With his PHD, he cannot hold a candle to 'illiterate' Zuma's face.

And who told you he is the most educated president ever in Africa.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by Lordave: 9:49am On Sep 17, 2015
This shows the kind of mess Nigeria is into.


Out of the 10 African Nations(except Nigeria), only 2 are progressive, and that's because their immediate past leaders were enlightened. Now that a dullard has taken over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria, I seriously hope we don't go the way of the other 7 nations.
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by gulfer: 9:52am On Sep 17, 2015
steph2sweet:


And who told you he is the most educated president ever in Africa.
Which other president claimed phd, not honorary phd as part of their credentials? It was so loud duringr his campaign.
FYI: Mugabe who recently read a wrong speech has two masters and three bachelors degrees.
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by sammyj: 9:54am On Sep 17, 2015
And some wailers will come here and call our Amiable President Buhari illiterate. Wailer we hail thee !!!
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2739269_clvrh3ow8aawwho_jpegb9410a887cc29efdba8c24c0caffdad6

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by orisa37: 9:56am On Sep 17, 2015
Buhari is very highly educated and skilled. He is a Professional in two fields ie Military and now Politics. Educated and skilled in the order of Professions, such as Medicine, Politics, Laws, Engineering, Military etc. A Professional person is one that combines Knowledge and Skills in all his actions, interactions and movements. God trains the humans that train and educate all of us. He is The Great Instructor, Director and our Discerner. God is always aware of His Light and Darkness in all of us, in Certificate-foggers, impostors and Con-men. As for the remaining 9 Presidents you listed, I say that in the Profession of Politics, they are all not less qualified than our PYO, Obama and/or Angela Merkel.
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by TonyeBarcanista(m): 10:06am On Sep 17, 2015
In my opinion I believe that one can attain any level of education WITHOUT formal classroom stuffs. Even the founder of Facebook.com is a 'university' drop-out but lot's of 'drop-ins' can't match him.

Richard Bradson (Virgin man) was not even 'educated' within the formal context.

Former President of Brazil lula Da Sylva was not educated beyond secondary school yet he remains their best in history.

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Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by iPrinz20(m): 10:10am On Sep 17, 2015
GabrielSuswam:
Yeaaaa PMB Has just a Primary School Certificate...

But if he can give Nigerians the good governance we need I think I'll support him to 2023...Back in his days how many of our Dad's had degree Certificates?

Brb fellas too bad I forgot some bottles of orijin in my fridge last night, Kai they all broken now in the refrigerator due to extreme freezing temperature....


Infact BUHARI must go

STALE
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by ultrazone(m): 10:11am On Sep 17, 2015
Ok
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by GabrielSuswam(m): 10:14am On Sep 17, 2015
iPrinz20:

STALE
Yeaaa Bro Stale............
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by meforyou1(m): 10:21am On Sep 17, 2015
orisa37:
Buhari is very highly educated and skilled. He is a Professional in two fields ie Military and now Politics. Educated and skilled in the order of Professions, such as Medicine, Politics, Laws, Engineering, Military etc. A Professional person is one that combines Knowledge and Skills in all his actions, interactions and movements. God trains the humans that train and educate all of us. He is The Great Instructor, Director and our Discerner. God is always aware of His Light and Darkness in all of us, in Certificate-foggers, impostors and Con-men. As for the remaining 9 Presidents you listed, I say that in the Profession of Politics, they are all not less qualified than our PYO, Obama and/or Angela Merkel.
sharap
Re: Top 10 Least Educated African Presidents At The Moment by megawax8: 10:31am On Sep 17, 2015
gulfer:
Which other president claimed phd, not honorary phd as part of their credentials? It was so loud duringr his campaign.
FYI: Mugabe who recently read a wrong speech has two masters and three bachelors degrees.

i'm not sticking my nose in your arguement with steph but just a little correction, mugabe has 5 bachelors degree.

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