Great Lake Dictators

The Great Lake Dictators were four undemocratic, despotic and authoritarian leaders in countries around the Great Lake. The term was coined by the Great Lake Student Movement, a political movement seeking to overthrow the Great Lake Dictators. The label was given specifically to four leaders; Vano Salabinan of Cenesh, Gunacurmey Ulvehandasni of Gelta, Semshit Qeelsibar of Kaza and Anei Loenel of Molenia. Similar student movements in Nyoko also used the Great Lake Dictators term to describe Nyokan leader Haldansomaivel.
The first of the Great Lake Dictators to be overthrown was Vano Salabinan in a 1989 coup which cost him his life. The implications of a similar coup led Semshit Qeelsibar and Anei Loenel to relinquish power voluntarily in 1990. Gunacurmey Ulvehandasni held onto power until his death in 2005, despite a major failed coup attempt in 1996, and his son, Nemacurmey Ulvehandasni is currently in power.