Exile Destinations, A Summary

Here are the totals, from continent to continent.

37 African exiled leaders from 1975 to the present fled to:
Africa: 21

Asia: 5

Europe: 11

13 Asian exiled leaders fled to:

Africa: 1

Asia: 3

Australia: 1

Europe: 7

North America: 1

5 European exiled leaders fled to:

Africa: 1

Europe: 4

13 North American exiled leaders fled to:

Africa: 1

Europe: 1

North America: 6

South America: 3

Unknown: 2

14 South American exiled leaders fled to:

Asia: 1

Europe: 5

North America: 2

South America: 5

Unknown: 1

Exile Destinations, Part 19

That's it. Here is the final tally.

181. UK— 0

182. United Republic of Tanzania— 0

183. USA— 0

184. Uruguay—0

185. Uzbekistan— 0

186. Vanuatu— 0

187. Venezuela— 0

188. Vietnam— 0

189. Yemen— 0

190. Zambia— 0

191. Zimbabwe— 0

7x = France, U.K.

4x = Brazil, U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

3x = Egypt, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia

2x = Guinea, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Libya, Mexico, Paraguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 18

171. Togo— 0

172. Tonga— 0

173. Trinidad and Tobago— 0

174. Tunisia— Saudi Arabia

175. Turkey— 0

176. Turkmenistan— 0

177. Tuvalu— 0

178. Uganda— Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Kenya

179. Ukraine— Russia

180. UAE— 0

Tally thus far:

7x = France, U.K.

4x = Brazil, U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

3x = Egypt, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Saudi Arabia

2x = Guinea, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Libya, Mexico, Paraguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 17

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France and the U.K. are popular places for deposed leaders.)

161. Sudan— Egypt, Egypt

162. Suriname— Netherlands, Netherlands

163. Swaziland— 0

164. Sweden— 0

165. Switzerland— 0

166. Syria— 0

167. Tajikistan— 0

168. Thailand— U.K., U.K.

169. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia— 0

170. Timor-Leste— 0

Tally thus far:

7x = France, U.K.

4x = Brazil, U.S.

3x = Egypt, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Guinea, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Paraguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 16

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France and the U.K. are popular places for deposed leaders.)

151. Sierra Leone— Guinea, U.K., Guinea

152. Singapore— 0

153. Slovakia— 0

154. Slovenia— 0

155. Solomon Islands— 0

156. Somalia— Nigeria, Yemen

157. South Africa— 0

158. South Sudan— 0

159. Spain— 0

160. Sri Lanka— 0

Tally thus far:

7x = France

5x = U.K.

4x = Brazil, U.S.

3x = Nigeria, Panama, U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Guinea, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Yemen, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 15

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France and Brazil are popular places for deposed leaders.)

141. St. Kitts and Nevis— 0

142. St. Lucia— 0

143. St. Vincent and the Grenadines— 0

144. Samoa— 0

145. San Marino— 0

146. Sao Tome and Principe— 0

147. Saudi Arabia— 0

148. Senegal— 0

149. Serbia—0

150. Seychelles— U.K.

Tally thus far:

7x = France

4x = Brazil, U.S., U.K.

3x = Panama, U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pataguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 14

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France and Brazil are popular places for deposed leaders.)

131. Peru— France, Japan

132. Philippines— U.S.

133. Poland— 0

134. Portugal— 0

135. Qatar— France

136. Republic of Korea— 0

137. Republic of Moldova— 0

138. Romania— 0

139. Russia— 0

140. Rwanda— Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tally thus far:

7x = France

4x = Brazil, U.S.

3x = Panama, U.K., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pataguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 13

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France and Brazil are popular places for deposed leaders.)

121. Nicaragua-- Paraguay, Guatemala
122. Niger-- 0
123. Nigeria-- 0
124. Norway-- 0
125. Oman-- 0
126. Pakistan-- UAE, Saudi Arabia
127. Palau-- 0
128. Panama-- 0
129. Papua New Guinea-- 0
130. Paraguay-- Brazil, Brazil

Tally thus far:
6x = France

4x = Brazil

3x = Panama, U.K., U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pataguay, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 12

(Preface for new readers: I look at leaders who fled their countries from 1975 to the present, ten countries at a time. As you can see, France, America, and the Soviet Union are popular places for deposed leaders.)

Amazing. In this installment, not a single exile.

111. Mongolia-- 0
112. Montenegro-- 0
113. Morocco-- 0
114. Mozambique-- 0
115. Myanmar-- 0
116. Namibia-- 0
117. Nauru-- 0
118. Nepal-- 0
119. Netherlands-- 0
120. New Zealand-- 0

Tally thus far:
6x = France

3x = Panama, U.K., U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Brazil, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 11

Breaking news: The leader of the Central African Republic just fled to Benin.

101. Malaysia-- 0

102. Maldives-- Singapore

103. Mali-- Senegal

104. Malta-- 0

105. Marshall Islands-- 0

106. Mauritania-- France, Qatar

107. Mauritius-- 0

108. Mexico-- 0

109. Micronesia-- 0

110. Monaco-- 0

Tally thus far:
6x = France

3x = Panama, U.K., U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Brazil, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benin, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 10

91. Latvia-- 0

92. Lebanon-- Switzerland, France

93. Lesotho-- Netherlands, U.K.

94. Liberia-- Nigeria

95. Libya-- 0

96. Liechtenstein-- 0

97. Lithuania-- 0

98. Luxembourg-- 0

99. Madagascar-- South Africa, France

100. Malawi-- 0

Tally thus far:
5x = France

3x = Panama, U.K., U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Brazil, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, South Africa, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 9

81. Israel-- 0

82. Italy-- Tunisia

83. Jamaica-- 0

84. Japan-- 0

85. Jordan-- 0

86. Kazakhstan-- 0

87. Kenya-- 0

88. Kiribati-- 0

89. Kyrgyzstan-- Belarus, Russia

90. Laos-- 0

Tally thus far:
3x = France, Panama, U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

2x = Brazil, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, U.K., Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Belarus, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 8

71. Guyana-- 0

72. Haiti-- France, Venezuela, Panama, South Africa, unknown

73. Honduras-- Costa Rica

74. Hungary-- 0

75. Iceland-- 0

76. India-- 0

77. Indonesia-- 0

78. Iran-- Egypt

79. Iraq-- 0

80. Ireland-- 0

Tally thus far:
3x = France, Panama, U.S.

2x = Brazil, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Portugal, U.K., U.S.S.R./Russia, Venezuela

1x = Australia, Austria, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown, unknown, unknown

Exile Destinations, Part 7

61. Gabon-- 0

62. Gambia-- Senegal

63. Georgia-- 0

64. Germany-- 0

65. Ghana-- 0

66. Greece-- 0

67. Grenada-- U.S.

68. Guatemala-- Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, unknown

69. Guinea-- Morocco

70.  Guinea-Bissau-- Ivory Coast, Portugal x 2

Tally thus far:
3x = U.S.

2x = Brazil, France, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Panama, Portugal, U.K., U.S.S.R./Russia

1x = Australia, Austria, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Spain, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, unknown, unknown.

Exile Destinations, Part 6

Three thoughts while researching this:

• The only good thing about dictators with 20+ year reigns is that it's quicker for me to do the research.  I have to look at the bios of every leader from each country from 1975 on.  When there's a new leader every year, that's a lot of clicking and reading.  I shudder at the thought of researching Haiti.  Didn't it have a different leader every week during the early 1990s?
• There are a ton of Latin American leaders with Middle Eastern backgrounds.
• Ecuadorian president Abdala Bucaram (1996-97) has the most unique moustache.

51. Ecuador-- Brazil, Panama

52. Egypt-- 0

53. El Salvador-- 1 unknown country

54. Equatorial Guinea-- 0

55. Eritrea-- 0

56. Estonia-- 0

57. Ethiopia-- Italy

58. Fiji-- 0

59. Finland-- 0

60. France-- 0

Tally thus far: 

3x = U.S.

2x = Brazil, France, U.K., U.S.S.R./Russia

1x = Australia, Austria, Italy, Ivory Coast, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Somalia, Spain, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, unknown.

Exile Destinations, Part 5

41. Cote D'Ivoire- France

42. Croatia- Austria

43. Cuba- 0

44. Cyprus- U.K.

45. Czech Republic- 0

46. North Korea- 0

47. Democratic Republic of Congo- Morocco

48. Denmark- 0

49. Dominica- 0

50. Dominican Republic- U.S.

Tally thus far: 

3x = U.S.

2x = France, U.K., U.S.S.R./Russia

1x = Australia, Austria, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Spain, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay.

Exile Destinations, Part 4

31. Canada- 0

32. Cape Verde- 0

33. Central African Republic- Togo, Ivory Coast

34. Chad- Cameroon, Libya, Nigeria

35. Chile-0

36. China- 0

37. Colombia- 0

38. Comoros- 0

39. Congo- U.K.

40. Costa Rica- 0

Tally thus far: 

2x = U.S., U.S.S.R./Russia

1x = Australia, Brazil, France, Ivory Coast, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Spain, Togo, Uganda, U.K., Uruguay.

Exile Destinations, Part 3

21. Bolivia- France, Brazil, Uruguay, U.S.

22. Bosnia- 0

23. Botswana- 0

24. Brazil- 0

25. Brunei- 0

26. Bulgaria- 0

27. Burkina Faso- 0

28. Burundi- Somalia, Uganda

29. Cambodia- U.S.

30. Cameroon- 0

Tally thus far: 2x = U.S.S.R./Russia, U.S.; 1x = Pakistan, Spain, Australia, France, Brazil, Uruguay, Somalia, Uganda.

Exile Destinations, Part 2

11. Azerbaijan- Russia 1x
12. Bahamas- 0
13. Bahrain- 0
14. Bangladesh- Australia 1x
15. Barbados- 0
16. Belarus- 0
17. Belgium- 0
18. Belize- 0
19. Benin- 0
20. Bhutan- 0

Tally thus far: 2x = U.S.S.R./Russia; 1x = Pakistan, Spain, Australia.

Exile Destinations, Part 1

Today, there are rumors that Assad is seeking refuge in Cuba, Ecuador, or Venezuela.  This is apropos, as I am introducing a new series on this blog-- Exile Destinations.

For a while now, I've wondered what country is the favorite of deposed dictators around the world.  I am going to look at every country's leaders from 1975 to the present and track the countries they escape to.  I am going to guess that France will end up on top.  Here we go.  This is today's installment:

1. Afghanistan- Pakistan 1x, U.S.S.R. 1x (As an aside, being Afghanistan's leader is a bad idea; you often end up executed and/or castrated in public.  Ouch.)
2. Albania- 0
3. Algeria- 0
4. Andorra- 0
5. Angola- 0
6. Antigua & Barbados- 0
7. Argentina- Spain 1x
8. Armenia- 0
9. Australia- 0
10. Austria-0

Tally thus far: 1x = Pakistan, U.S.S.R., Spain.