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2 days ago · List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office. The longest-serving current leader, Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, has ruled since 1967. This is a list of current state leaders ordered by their continuous tenure in a position of national leadership.
Sep 6, 2024 · Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian politician who in 2011 became the country’s first female president. She was elected in 2011 but impeached and removed from office in 2016. Her ouster came amid various scandals, including a kickback scheme involving Petrobas. Learn more about Rousseff’s life and career.
Sep 13, 2024 · Biography of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and from 2023. As part of the Petrobras scandal, in July 2017 Lula was found guilty of corruption and money laundering.
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5 days ago · Head of state. Head of government. Afghanistan. Supreme Leader – Hibatullah Akhundzada. Acting Prime Minister – Hasan Akhund. Albania. President – Bajram Begaj. Prime Minister – Edi Rama. Algeria.
Aug 31, 2024 · The presidential line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the Federative Republic of Brazil upon the death, resignation, incapacity or r...
3 days ago · The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3]
3 days ago · Jair Bolsonaro (born March 21, 1955, Glicério, Brazil) is a Brazilian politician who served as president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. A right-wing nationalist, law-and-order advocate, and former army captain who expressed admiration for the military government that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985, Bolsonaro came into office on a wave of ...
