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  2. Autocracy - Wikipedia

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    Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the head of state, known as an autocrat. It includes some forms of monarchy and all forms of dictatorship , while it is contrasted with democracy and feudalism .

  3. Democratic backsliding by country - Wikipedia

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    Under the rule of Patrice Talon, Benin, which had been one of the most stable democracies in Africa, has faced severe democratic backsliding, especially after the 2019 parliamentary election, which suppressed the opposition by imposing last-minute registration requirements on parties by invalidating the candidacy of all parties except for pro ...

  4. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    Examples of anocracies in Africa include the warlords of Somalia and the shared governments in samaya and Zimbabwe. Anocracies are situated midway between an autocracy and a democracy. [40] The Polity IV dataset recognizes anocracy as a category. In that dataset, anocracies are exactly in the middle between autocracies and democracies.

  5. Congo votes for president as conflict and smudged ballots ...

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    “In time of coup d’état and autocracy in Africa, this election is an opportunity to reinforce a unique democracy in central Africa,” said Fred Bauma, executive director of Congolese ...

  6. Democracy in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The top 3 African countries ranked by V-Dem Democracy indices Electoral Democracy metric in 2024 were Cape Verde, Seychelles, and South Africa. [2] The Freedom Index ranks states based on the protection of 'political and civil liberties and freedoms' that individuals receive including the freedom to participate in elections. [3]

  7. Polity data series - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 November 2024. Political science project ranking states by democraticity For overview of democracy indices, see Democracy indices. Number of nations 1800–2003 scoring 8 or higher on the Polity IV scale, a measure of democracy. World map showing findings from the Polity IV data series report for 2017 ...

  8. Authoritarianism - Wikipedia

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    An Autocracy is a state/government in which one person possesses "unlimited power". A Totalitarian state is "based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism)".

  9. Big man (political science) - Wikipedia

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    Mobutu Sese Seko – President of Zaire from 1965 to 1997. He remained in office for 31½ years. While in office, he formed a regime in Zaire that attempted to purge the country of all colonial cultural influence and entered wars to challenge the rise of communism in other African countries.