Olusegun Obasanjo
Our very own Baba Iyabo, arguably Nigeria’s most successful president, he served two terms in office after gaining his freedom from prison, One of his major achievements was the introduction of mobile phones to Nigeria, he also sustained growth in Nigeria’s economy via large-scale reform in both industry and education. Below we see him wearing Yoruba national dress when meeting US president, Jimmy Carter in the 70’s.
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ)
This is one of the most controversial presidents in Nigeria’s history but will never be forgotten for his composure during the past elections in Nigeria. This has made him to be recognized world wide. Well you cannot deny GEJ had style, he mostly wore the south south attires but always made them look so good it became a huge fashion statement for men.
Jean Bedel Bokassa
This autarch ruled The Central African Republic for over 10 years by coming into rule via a military coup. Although he did bring some positive changes to the country like banning genital mutilation and building a more robust public transport system, his ego ultimately hindered any real progress in the C.A.R. The photo below shows him at his presidential inauguration in 1966 lavishly adorned in gold, sitting on a gold throne, wearing a gold crown, with a gold eagle in the backdrop. This whole ceremony cost the state over $400 million!
Nelson Mandela
Madiba is unarguably one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, period. His flamboyant shirts only enhanced his global popularity even more. And yes, they were not designers from abroad that made them.
Jerry Rawlings
This flight lieutenant became president of Ghana via a coup d’etat in 1979, but always stayed looking cool whether it was in military attire or national dress.
Hastings Banda
This suave southern African ruled Malawi for over 30 years, but during that time always made sure he looked sharp.
Haile Selassie
The kings of kings, Jah Rastafari, and Emperor of Ethiopia, there is no doubting that the forefather of Rastafari had style. Below is a picture of him with his lion cubs at his palace in Addis Ababa.
Source: Naijaviral
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