These African leaders were forced out of office in the most heinous way

Yahya Jammeh

Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, was forced out of power after he lost the 2016 elections but refused to step down.

His decision generated conflict in some parts of the country and was even rumored to have caused the death of some people.

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He left his country to Equatorial Guinea, on the invite of President  Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.