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After the Fall of African Dictatorships

January 31, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — No Comments ↓

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

After the Fall from the Wall

What happens to Africa after the mud walls of dictatorship come tumbling down and the palaces of illusion behind those walls vanish? Will Africa be like Humpty Dumpty who “had …

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As African Tyrants Fall

January 24, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 10 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

The Invincible Dictators

Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi (The Mahatma or Great Soul) is today revered as a historical figure who fought against colonialism, racism and injustice. But he was also one of the greatest modern revolutionary political thinkers …

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