Will somebody from those Magdalo rebel soldiers please explain what are they trying to achieve? Replace this “elite government” with what? A military dictatorship? Corruption in the military are valid issues. But when they start behaving like infantile college activists, that’s when we should start to worry. In history, military coups rarely figure out as real solutions to society’s problems.
- Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–)
- Muammar al-Qaddafi, leader of Libya (1969–)
- Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–)
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–)
- François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–)
- Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–)
- Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–)
- Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–)
- Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–)
- Gérard Latortue, Interim prime minister of Haiti—not recognized by CARICOM
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–)
- Pervez Musharraf, Chief of Army Staff and President of Pakistan (1999–)
- Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy in Mauritania (2005–).
How are these countries performing in terms of economic and human development? I rest my case.
2 comments:
Always nice to meet new bloggers. Will have to make it a point to visit here often.
thanks a lot, DJB. my blog is not as exciting as yours, but i do hope i could contribute something sensible to the discussions on issues affecting this world. welcome to a world without borders.
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