The election on 9 May 2018 ended six decades of rule by the ruling coalition in Malaysia (Barisan Nasional or BN, formerly the Alliance).
His predecessor, Habib Bourguiba, a passionately Francophone lawyer who led Tunisia to independence in 1956, created a paternalistic, monopolistic ruling party and a cult of personality during three decades of rule.
Queen Elizabeth had brought stability and a relative freedom from war to her decades of rule.
In late 2006, after more than two decades of rule, Niyazov died suddenly of heart failure.
The protests present the gravest threat yet to four decades of rule by the Assad family.
After seven decades of rule by the PRI, Mexico is discovering the pitfalls, as well as the pleasures, of pluralism.
Colonel Qaddafi's forces bought and stockpiled a huge variety of conventional arms during his four decades of rule.
Mr. Chen's election in 2000 was historic because it ended more than five decades of rule by the Nationalist Party.
During his four decades of rule, Muammar Gaddafi dismantled most institutions, setting himself up as the sole ruler.
The crown prince does not command the same popularity his father enjoyed over his decades of rule.
Under Mugabe's three decades of rule, many white farmers were forced to surrender their lands to black tenants.
