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XXi · 02-20-08, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

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Originally Posted by Platapus

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Originally Posted by Oberon

If he didn't stand down he probably would have fallen down.

What's the record for longest time in power for a leader? At 49 years, Castro must be near it.

Not even close Number in ( ) represents years on the job

Louis XIV, King of France 1643-1715 (72)
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary 1848-1916 (68)
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Empress of India 1837-1901 (63)
Jaime I, King of Aragón 1213-1276 (63)
Christian IV, King of Denmark 1588-1648 (60)
George III, King of Great Britain and Hanover 1760-1820 (60)
Louis XV, King of France 1715-1774 (59)
Harald I, King of Norway 872-930 (58)
Alfonso VIII, King of Castile 1158-1214 (58)
James VI (I), King of Scots (later England) 1567-1625 (58)
Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands 1890-1948 (58)
Henry III, King of England 1216-1272 (56)
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain 1952- (56+)
Eric III, King of Norway 1389-1442 (53)
Friedrich III, Holy Roman Emperor 1440-1493 (53)
Haakon VII, King of Norway 1905-1957 (52)
Gorm the Old, King of Denmark 900-950 (50)
Heinrich IV, Holy Roman Emperor 1056-1106 (50)
Edward III, King of England 1327-1377 (50)

Fidel is but a young pup

*whistles*
Nice line up. Good to see Lizzie on there

And Her Majesty is still advancing, to make it better

However, the list might be a little inaccurate as there is one doubtful claim from the Antiquity: pharaoh of VIth Dynasty, Neferkare Pepi II is supposed to have ruled since the age of 6 until his death at the age of 100.
Some people don`t believe he could make it for so long but honestly, that was possible - there were some longevity records even in that times. Of course, due to regency and mental deterioration that apparently occurred, he was de facto leader for much shorter time. Still, with 94 years he would make top1 with lot of advantage to the second in rank Louis

besides, no sign of Emperor Showa, or Hirohito who ruled from 1926 to 1989 - long enough to be included.

Ontopic:

I wish there was democracy and free market on Cuba as I cannot see anything really good in socialist doctature. However, a forced democracy is not a good solution as well. I think that the best situation would be dissolution of the regime once Castro is over so that within years the situation would have changed much to good.