Gayoom was the longest serving leader of any Asian country, serving for 30 years.
Obiang is Africa's longest serving leader, having been in power for three decades.
To date, Derby was the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party.
He is the longest serving leader in the partys history.
Those lessons in perseverance would serve Upshaw well as leader of the players association.
At the end of his presidency, he was the longest serving leader in Asia.
John Howard is the second longest serving leader of Australia.
It is Senate's first-ever vote of no-confidence in serving leader.
At the time of his death, Bongo had been Africa's longest serving leader.
He is the second serving national leader to be indicted on war crimes charges in the last decade.