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Sahel country ruled by a military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which dissolved political parties in 2026, postponed elections, nationalized gold mines, left ECOWAS and formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), with a sovereigntist, Pan-Africanist rhetoric inherited from Sankara.
Political topics
Leans further toward autocracy than 71% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 263 ideologies
Model that organizes society into corporations of workers and employers integrated into the state, seeking harmony between classes and directed economic cooperation instead of conflict or free competition.
Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
Current that unites a socialist economy with traditional values, defending social protection and a strong state role alongside family, order, and customs, far from the cultural progressivism of liberal lefts.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian20%
A general and president during the military regime, Geisel pursued a policy of "slow, gradual, and safe" political opening, combining controlled liberalization with selective repression of opponents and strong state intervention in the economy.
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An Arab presidential republic, Egypt is governed by an authoritarian regime with heavy military weight, which prioritizes security and stability, controls the opposition, and directs much of the economy through the state.
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Under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011), Libya nationalized oil and proclaimed the Jamahiriya's direct democracy. Power remained concentrated in Gaddafi, backed by revolutionary committees and repression of the opposition.
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