| Country | Leader (date took office) |
| 1 | Gabon | President Omar Albert-Bernard Bongo (April 14, 1967) |
| 2 | Libya | Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (Sept 1, 1969) |
| 3 | Cuba | President Fidel Castro (Nov 2, 1976) |
| 4 | Yemen | President Ali Abdallah Saleh (July 17, 1978) |
| 5 | Maldives | President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Nov 11, 1978) |
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The Source for World Rankings
