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Why Jerry Rawlings Staged a Bloody Coup in 1979
Steve Biko: The African Revolutionary, Why was he Killed?
Joseph Kabila's Unusual Rise to Power and His Rule of the Congo
How Captain Ibrahim Traoré Captured Burkina Faso
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa: Africa's Craziest Dictator who Crowned Himself Emperor
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The Dangerous Mercenary : Mike Hoare
Paul Kagame: From Poor Refugee in Uganda to Rwanda's Leader
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has emerged as an internationally renowned figure particularly for building a prosperous and ...
Why Jerry Rawlings Staged a Bloody Coup in 1979
On June 4, 1979, one Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings was sprung from his sweltering jail cell to lead a coup by the other ranks of ...
Steve Biko: The African Revolutionary, Why was he Killed?
On September 12, 1977, the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa was dealt a heavy blow due to the death of Bantu Steve Biko, ...
Joseph Kabila's Unusual Rise to Power and His Rule of the Congo
On January 16, 2001, the Democratic Republic of the Congo tumbled into uncertainty.. The country's president, Laurent Desire ...
How Captain Ibrahim Traoré Captured Burkina Faso
In September 2022, Burkina Faso suffered its second coup in less than nine months. Then 34-year-old army captain, Ibrahim ...
Jonas Savimbi: The Notorious Angolan Rebel Leader of Unita | African Biographics
On February 22 2002, Soldiers of the Angolan Armed Forces, assisted by Israeli surveillance experts caught up with Jonas ...
Jean-Bédel Bokassa: Africa's Craziest Dictator who Crowned Himself Emperor
On December 4, 1977, a very unusual event took place in the heart of Africa. This was the coronation of Emperor Bokassa of the ...
Gaddafi: The Rise and Fall of Libya's Dictator
Arguably one of the most important figures in global politics in the second half of the 20th century and beyond, Libya's Colonel ...
Charles Taylor: The Rise and Fall of Liberia's Warlord
On Christmas Eve in 1989 a band of more than 150 insurgents crossed the border into northern Liberia from Côte d'Ivoire.
The Dangerous Mercenary : Mike Hoare
On 25 November 1981, armed mercenaries entered the Eastern African country of the Seychelles disguised as a beer-drinking ...
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Former president Gbagbo, who was tried for war crimes, has been a polarizing figure, and his supporters often highlight negative aspects of the current government, framing them in the context of his own political struggles.