<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Term began </Th> <Th> Term ended </Th> <Th> Term length </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fidel Castro </Td> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> First Secretary Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 1959 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 2011 </Td> <Td> 7004190550000000000 ♠ 52 years , 62 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kim Il - sung </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Chairman of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea Chairman of the Provisional People 's Committee General Secretary Premier President Generalissimo </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 12 - 17 - 0000 17 December 1945 </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 07 - 08 - 0000 8 July 1994 </Td> <Td> 7004177350000000000 ♠ 48 years , 203 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chiang Kai - shek </Td> <Td> Republic of China ( 1912 -- 1949 ) Republic of China on Taiwan ( 1949 -- present ) </Td> <Td> Chairman of the National Government Premier Director - General of the Kuomintang Generalissimo President </Td> <Td> <P> 000000001926 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1926 ( 1st time ) 000000001932 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 March 1932 ( 2nd time ) 000000001950 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 1950 ( 3rd time ) </P> </Td> <Td> <P> 000000001931 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 1931 ( 1st time ) 000000001949 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1949 ( 2nd time ) 000000001975 - 04 - 05 - 0000 5 April 1975 ( 3rd time ) </P> </Td> <Td> 47 years , 149 days ( 22 years , 114 days in Mainland China ) ( 7003916600000000000 ♠ 25 years , 35 days on Taiwan ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal </Td> <Td> Mongolian People 's Republic </Td> <Td> General Secretary Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001940 - 04 - 08 - 0000 8 April 1940 </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 08 - 23 - 0000 23 August 1984 </Td> <Td> 7004162080000000000 ♠ 44 years , 137 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul Biya </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1975 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 7004155700000000000 ♠ 42 years , 229 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Omar Bongo </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> President Vice-President </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 1966 </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 05 - 06 - 0000 6 May 2009 </Td> <Td> 7004155160000000000 ♠ 42 years , 175 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muammar Gaddafi </Td> <Td> Libyan Arab Republic Libyan Arab Jamahiriya </Td> <Td> Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Secretary General of the General People 's Congress Prime Minister </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1969 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 2011 </Td> <Td> 7004153890000000000 ♠ 42 years , 49 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enver Hoxha </Td> <Td> Democratic Government of Albania People 's Republic of Albania People 's Socialist Republic of Albania </Td> <Td> Prime Minister First Secretary </Td> <Td> 000000001944 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 1944 </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 April 1985 </Td> <Td> 7004147790000000000 ♠ 40 years , 169 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mohamed Abdelaziz </Td> <Td> Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic </Td> <Td> General Secretary President </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 1976 </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 2016 </Td> <Td> 7004145190000000000 ♠ 39 years , 275 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francisco Franco </Td> <Td> Spanish State </Td> <Td> Generalísimo Head of State Caudillo Prime Minister </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1936 </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 11 - 20 - 0000 20 November 1975 </Td> <Td> 7004142940000000000 ♠ 39 years , 50 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> Chairman of the Supreme Military Council President </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 08 - 03 - 0000 3 August 1979 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 7004140750000000000 ♠ 38 years , 195 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> José Eduardo dos Santos </Td> <Td> People 's Republic of Angola Angola
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Term began </Th> <Th> Term ended </Th> <Th> Term length </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fidel Castro </Td> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> First Secretary Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 1959 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 2011 </Td> <Td> 7004190550000000000 ♠ 52 years , 62 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kim Il - sung </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Chairman of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea Chairman of the Provisional People 's Committee General Secretary Premier President Generalissimo </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 12 - 17 - 0000 17 December 1945 </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 07 - 08 - 0000 8 July 1994 </Td> <Td> 7004177350000000000 ♠ 48 years , 203 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chiang Kai - shek </Td> <Td> Republic of China ( 1912 -- 1949 ) Republic of China on Taiwan ( 1949 -- present ) </Td> <Td> Chairman of the National Government Premier Director - General of the Kuomintang Generalissimo President </Td> <Td> <P> 000000001926 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1926 ( 1st time ) 000000001932 - 03 - 06 - 0000 6 March 1932 ( 2nd time ) 000000001950 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 1950 ( 3rd time ) </P> </Td> <Td> <P> 000000001931 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 1931 ( 1st time ) 000000001949 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1949 ( 2nd time ) 000000001975 - 04 - 05 - 0000 5 April 1975 ( 3rd time ) </P> </Td> <Td> 47 years , 149 days ( 22 years , 114 days in Mainland China ) ( 7003916600000000000 ♠ 25 years , 35 days on Taiwan ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal </Td> <Td> Mongolian People 's Republic </Td> <Td> General Secretary Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001940 - 04 - 08 - 0000 8 April 1940 </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 08 - 23 - 0000 23 August 1984 </Td> <Td> 7004162080000000000 ♠ 44 years , 137 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul Biya </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> Prime Minister President </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1975 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 7004155700000000000 ♠ 42 years , 229 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Omar Bongo </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> President Vice-President </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 1966 </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 05 - 06 - 0000 6 May 2009 </Td> <Td> 7004155160000000000 ♠ 42 years , 175 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Muammar Gaddafi </Td> <Td> Libyan Arab Republic Libyan Arab Jamahiriya </Td> <Td> Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Secretary General of the General People 's Congress Prime Minister </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1969 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 2011 </Td> <Td> 7004153890000000000 ♠ 42 years , 49 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enver Hoxha </Td> <Td> Democratic Government of Albania People 's Republic of Albania People 's Socialist Republic of Albania </Td> <Td> Prime Minister First Secretary </Td> <Td> 000000001944 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 1944 </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 April 1985 </Td> <Td> 7004147790000000000 ♠ 40 years , 169 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mohamed Abdelaziz </Td> <Td> Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic </Td> <Td> General Secretary President </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 1976 </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 2016 </Td> <Td> 7004145190000000000 ♠ 39 years , 275 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francisco Franco </Td> <Td> Spanish State </Td> <Td> Generalísimo Head of State Caudillo Prime Minister </Td> <Td> 000000001936 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1936 </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 11 - 20 - 0000 20 November 1975 </Td> <Td> 7004142940000000000 ♠ 39 years , 50 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo </Td> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> Chairman of the Supreme Military Council President </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 08 - 03 - 0000 3 August 1979 </Td> <Td> present </Td> <Td> 7004140750000000000 ♠ 38 years , 195 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> José Eduardo dos Santos </Td> <Td> People 's Republic of Angola Angola
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who is the longest ruling non-royal head of state
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco