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African Personal Dictatorships
Author(s)Decalo, Samuel
AbstractThe year 1979 was notable for the downfall of three authoritarian rulers, Idi Amin in Uganda, Jean-Bédel Bokassa I in the Central African Empire, and Francisco Macias Nguema in Equatorial Guinea. Although Macias was unlike the others in his degree of mental unbalance and his civilian status, all three had run their countries as personalist dictatorships for as long as 13 years, were the same age when overthrown, and had risen outside the social elite of their countries as “marginal men.” The Emperor Bokassa I was noted for his eccentricity, but was not out of touch with reality as were the other two, and the human costs of his regime were far less than in Uganda and Equatorial Guinea.
IssueNo2
Pages209-237
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceJournal of Modern African Studies
VolumeNo23
PubDateJune1985
ISBN_ISSN0022-278X
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