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| NAME | COUNTRY | AGE | DIED | YEARS SPENT IN OFFICE |
| John Pombe Joseph Magufuli | Tanzania | 62 | 17, Mar 2021 | 6 years |
| Lansana Conte | Guinea | 74 | 22, December 2008 | 24 years |
| Umaru Musa Yar’Adua | Nigeria | 59 | 10, May 2010 | 3 years |
| El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba | Gabon | 74 | 8 June 2009 | 42 years |
| Bingu wa Mutharika | Malawi | 78 | 5, April 2021 | 8 years |
| Malam Bacai Sanhá | Guinea-Bissau | 65 | 9 January 2012 | 3 years |
| Meles Zenawi Asres | Ethiopia | 57 | 20, August 2012 | 4 years |
| John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills | Ghana | 68 | 24, July 2012 | 3 years |
| Michael Charles Chilufya Sata | Zambia | 77 | 28, October 2014 | 3 years |
