Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Muslims, clinging to power in Eastern democracies

It was last January 14 when Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, until then president of Tunisia, was the need to leave their country due to growing social tensions that led disturbioscallejeros. Ali ruled the Tunisians from the November 7, 1987, after 23 years in government, left the country with 14% unemployment and a per capita income of nine thousand five hundred U.S.

dollars. Tunisia is not the only case that an agent has been perpetuated in office. The countries of the North African region have heads of state who have extended their Government up to 41 years and counting. Such is the case of Libya, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi leads the reins of the country since 1969, after a coup d'etat perpetrated in the same year.

It is noteworthy that al-Gaddafi has no official title, so it serves as de facto head. The system uses a combination of socialism and Islam, in its history, there are signs to use funds in the 70's oil to fund terrorist organizations. While not exactly part of the North African club, which remains as to the duration of their ruling power is Oman.

The Sultan and Prime Minister Qaboos bin Said Al Said took power from the July 23, 1970, though its policy has opened the country to the outside world, Bush has financed the construction and maintenance of mosques, in addition to govern under the English law and Islamic law. For nearly three decades, Egypt has been ruled by President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak.

The president has been reelected four times since taking office in 1981, however, was until 2010 when it allowed the participation of other candidates. Mubarak was the winner, but on allegations of fraud. The system of government based on Islamic law and civil society. Sudan is 17 years with Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir in the presidential chair, after he came to office after a coup.

Al-Bashir is accused of aiding Islamic terrorist groups have taken refuge to Osama bin Laden since 2001, is on the list of seven countries in the world that harbor and sponsor international terrorism. Algeria and Morocco have been ruled by the same person for 11 years, the Algerians have as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since 1999 and currently is in his third term.

Bouteflika uses a socialist system based on French and Islamic law. For his part, Mohammed VI is the current Moroccan king, also serves as religious leader of the Islamic faithful.

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