The Politics of Challenging Presidential Term Limits in Africa. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack R. Mangala.
• Editors: Mangala, Jack R
• Contents: Chapter 1. Presidential Term Limits—The Never-Ending Debate.- Part I. J'y suis, J'y reste.- Chapter 2. The Battle for Term Limits in Rwanda.- Chapter 3. The Making of a Monarchical Republic: The Undoing of Presidential Term Limits in Gabon under Omar Bongo.- Chapter 4. Presidential Term Limits in Uganda: Do Elections Provide an Avenue for Alternate Power Succession?.- Part. II. Touche pas à ma constitution.- Chapter 5. The Undoing of a Semi-Authoritarian Regime: The Term Limit Debate and the Fall of Blaise Compaoré in Burkina Faso.- Chapter 6. Failed Elongation of Presidential Term Limits in Nigeria under Olusegun Obasanjo.- Chapter 7.- Frederick Chilula's Third Presidential Term Bid in Zambia.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the future of Presidential Term Limits in Africa.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (239 pages)
• Subjects: Political science; Elections; Democracy; Political leadership; Economic policy; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- Political Process -- Leadership; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Political leaders & leadership; Development studies; Politics & government; Africa--Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030408107
• Related ISBNs: 9783030408091
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