African presidents without university education

Highly educated people with university degrees, certificates or diplomas should, according to many, be the ones at the helm of affairs of a nation but not for these individuals.

They challenged the status quo by proving that those levels of education are not required to become president. It is debatable the extent of progress they have made for their respective countries though.

The following are six African leaders without university education:

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