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Royals, autocrats, or just plain popular? A quiz on world leader longevity

Most developed countries see a new leader every few years, but in some nations, lengthy reigns are common. How well do you know leaders with decades in charge – and which leaders may have outstayed their welcome?

20. Which happened first?

Left: Lucas Jackson/Reuters/File; Right: Bob Brodbeck/AP
Left: Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2009. Right: Danica Patrick walks in pit row before qualifying at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich, on Aug. 14, 2015.

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo became president of Equatorial Guinea.

Race car driver Danica Patrick was born.
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