Leaders in Africa and the Middle East tend to stay in power for an average of seven to eight years, while leaders in the UK, US, and Canada have also held long-term positions. Queen Elizabeth II, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King are among the longest-serving leaders in history.
Throughout history, world leaders have held power for a few weeks or several decades. Despite the number of well-known leaders in nations such as the UK, US and Canada who stay in office for long periods, leaders in Africa and the Middle East tend to stay in power longer. Leaders in those areas stay in power for an average of seven to eight years.
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As of 2012, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was among the world’s longest serving leaders. Since her accession to the throne in 1952, her reign has seen many social and political changes. As of 2012, her reign was the second longest of British monarchs, behind only Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted 63 years and 216 days from 1837 to 1901.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest serving president of the United States. Since his election in 1933, Roosevelt has served four four-year terms. He remains the only US president to have served more than two terms, which is now prohibited by law.
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada’s longest serving prime minister, serving more than 21 years and five months. King served from 1921 to 1930 – apart from a few months in 1926 – then again from 1935 to 1948.
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