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• Date of joining: 1963-05-14
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah onwards): 7
• Number in Wikidata: 2
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 3
• Score: 14/70 = 20%

• Date of joining: 1962-10-25
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Milton Obote onwards): 9 (+1 earlier Prime Minister)
• Number in Wikidata: 9
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 0
• Score: 90/100 = 90%

Until 1966 the Prime Minister was Head of Government, though this is not yet reflected in the “Office Held by Head of Government” statement.

• Date of joining: 1962-10-08
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Ahmed Ben Bella onwards): 24
• Number in Wikidata: 14
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 10
• Score: 120/240 = 50%

This does not include the Revolutionary Council period.

• Date of joining: 1962-09-18
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Sylvestre Nsanzimana onwards): 10 + 2 Presidents prior to the post of Prime Minister being reinstated in 1991
• Number in Wikidata: 10
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 0
• Score: 100/120 = 83%

• Date of joining: 1961-10-27
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Ahmed Ould Bouceif onwards): 19 + 2 whilst abolished (1961–79)
• Number in Wikidata: 16
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 9
• Score: 142/210 = 68%

• Date of joining: 1961-09-27
• Expected count from Wikipedia: 5 Prime Ministers + 4 Military Rulers + 3 Presidents + 3 Military Rulers + 1 President + 1 Military Ruler + 2 Presidents + 1 Chief Minister
• Number in Wikidata: 7
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 6
• Score: 58/200 = 29%

Wikidata currently only knows of the President being the Head of Government. This history is much more complicated than that, and indeed the President has no longer been Head of Government since May 2018.

• Date of joining: 1960-10-07
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi onwards): 14 + 1 earlier Prime Minister.
• Number in Wikidata: 14
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 3
• Score: 134/150 = 89%

During the First Republic there was a Prime Minister, though this is not yet reflected in the “Office held by Head of Government” statement. The various military rulers are currently each listed in Wikidata as having held the position of President, though this is perhaps slightly anachronistic.

• Date of joining: 1960-09-20
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Abdirashid Shermarke onwards): 22
• Number in Wikidata: 10
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 10
• Score: 80/220 = 36%

This excludes several periods when the position of Prime Minister was abolished or vacant.

• Date of joining: 1979-09-20 (replacing the Central African Empire)
• Expected count from Wikipedia (Henri Maïdou onwards): 22 + André Kolingba whilst abolished
• Number in Wikidata: 22
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 8
• Score: 204/230 = 89%

• Date of joining: 1958-12-12
• Expected count from Wikipedia (all): 14 + 2? Presidents when no Prime Minister
• Number in Wikidata: 5
• PositionHolderHistory warnings: 4
• Score: 42/160 = 26%