Women in Africa who have held President’s seat in acting or full capacity
By K24 Editorial, March 18, 2021Brian Okoth and BBC.
1993 – Slyvie Kiningi – Acting President of Burundi – following the killing of Melchior Ndadaye
2006-2018 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – elected President of Liberia
2009 – Rose Francine Rogombé – Acting President of Gabon following the death of Omar Bongo
2012 – Monique Ohsan Bellepeau – Acting President of Mauritius after the resignation of Sir Anerood Jugnauth
2012-2014 – Joyce Banda – President of Malawi after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika
2014-2016 – Catherine Samba-Panza – transitional President of Central Africa Republic
2015-2018 – Ameenah Gurib-Fakim – President of Mauritius, elected by parliament
2018-present Sahle-Work Zewde – President of Ethiopia, elected by parliament
2021-yet to be sworn in Samia Suluhu Hassan – President in waiting of Tanzania after office holder John Pombe Magufuli died on March 17, 2021.
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