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It’s the Libyan people who already overthrew him, so Ethiopian government respects the move and demand of the Libyan people". [6] Ghana – Former president John Agyekum Kufuor said that "Gaddafi’s death is a historic sad day in Africa" and "showed that oppressed people would surely rise one day to demand accountability from their leaders." [7]
Democide is the murder of any person or people by "their" government (normally the one under whose jurisdiction they live), including genocide, politicide, and mass murder. Democide is not necessarily the elimination of entire cultural groups but rather groups within the country that the government feels need to be eradicated for political ...
Africa, in particular, has become notorious today for creating civilian dictators who remain in power for decades, some even in very debilitating health conditions, calling on the people to suspend or amend their constitutions in order to perpetuate themselves in power, even in older ages and apparent senility.
The power structures of dictatorships vary, and different definitions of dictatorship consider different elements of this structure. Political scientists such as Juan José Linz and Samuel P. Huntington identify key attributes that define the power structure of a dictatorship, including a single leader or a small group of leaders, the exercise of power with few limitations, limited political ...
How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive is a 2024 non-fiction book written by Marcel Dirsus and published by John Murray. [1] [2] The book examines historical strategies for overthrowing dictators and their effectiveness in the modern era, particularly in the context of contemporary mass surveillance technologies.
More than 78,000 people were purged from the army, police and civil administration, resulting in a thorough reshaping of the state apparatus. [ 9 ] Al-Bashir has been held responsible for the Darfur Genocide by the International Criminal Court , which has sought his extradition since 2008 on charges of genocide , war crimes , and crimes against ...
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Macías' reign as dictator was marked by his extensive use of state violence against his political opponents, Nigerian migrant workers, and minority ethnic groups, particularly the Bubi people. An estimated 35,000-50,000 people died during Macías' time in power, many of them in mass killings or imprisonment in the country's notorious prison ...