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“When [Nelson Mandela] was in prison I admired him for his moral strength... Of his period in power I can see few results. Apartheid no longer exists, at least to all appearances, but no one understands what the new government in South Africa is doing.”

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Mengistu Haile Mariam

Mengistu Haile Mariam was a significant Ethiopian politician who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. Born on May 21, 1937, he led a period of radical social and economic reforms, as well as a brutal civil war that lasted for over a decade. more

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