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MADIBA

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Jan 2007 : 22:31:28
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It had been said in some quarters that Sekou Toure, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Modibo Keita were dictators.Could members throw/shed light on these African Leaders? Konds the floor is wide open
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Edited by - MADIBA on 19 Jan 2007 22:32:04 |
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kondorong

Gambia
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Posted - 19 Jan 2007 : 22:35:03
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quote: Originally posted by MADIBA
It had been said in some quarters that Sekou Toure, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Modibo Keita were dictators.Could members throw/shed light on these African Leaders? Konds the floor is wide open
It depends on which side your bread is buttered. If you were an African wanting Independence, then they were not seen as dictators but to the colonialist, they were branded Communist. One man's meat is another's poison. |
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MADIBA

United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Jan 2007 : 22:38:18
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quote: Originally posted by kondorong
quote: Originally posted by MADIBA
It had been said in some quarters that Sekou Toure, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Modibo Keita were dictators.Could members throw/shed light on these African Leaders? Konds the floor is wide open
It depends on which side your bread is buttered. If you were an African wanting Independence, then they were not seen as dictators but to the colonialist, they were branded Communist. One man's meat is another's poison.
More details please, their successes and failures?? |
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sab

United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Jan 2007 : 11:44:05
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Madiba, view the archives - March 2006 / Limited Terms please & Feb 2006-Women should not enter into politics of insults / Interview with Amie Sillah..... regards, sab. |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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