Download or read book Comparative Political Leadership in Africa written by Girma Yohannes Iyassu Menelik and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Document from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, Africa University (Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance), course: Comparative Politics, language: English, abstract: The modern government structures owe their origins to Aristotle's six forms of government, These classifications were out-dated by the 18th century development of constitutional systems namely; Constitutional republicanism established in the USA via the war of independence (1775-1783); democratic radicalism unleashed in France via the French Revolution of 1789, and the parliamentary government which emerged in the United Kingdom. During the 20th century the above political systems were collapsed during the post-World War II, with capitalist, communist, "second world" and 'third world.