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thomas81
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It probably isn't too difficult to do a better job than the French at running a country. Still, besides the positive accomplishments, there's:
Wikipedia wrote:
In order to achieve this radical transformation of society, he increasingly exerted authoritarian control over the nation, eventually banning unions and a free press, which he believed could stand in the way of his plans. (...) Sankara's régime was criticised by Amnesty International and other international humanitarian organisations for violations of human rights, including extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and torture of political opponents. The British development organisation Oxfam recorded the arrest and torture of trade union leaders in 1987. In 1984, seven individuals associated with the previous régime were accused of treason and executed after a summary trial.
No free press. Arrests, torture, murder. Oh well, if you want to make an omelette, you've got to break a few eggs, right?
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27 Jan 2014, 1:23 am
RandyG wrote:
It probably isn't too difficult to do a better job than the French at running a country. Still, besides the positive accomplishments, there's:
No free press. Arrests, torture, murder. Oh well, if you want to make an omelette, you've got to break a few eggs, right?
Wikipedia wrote:
In order to achieve this radical transformation of society, he increasingly exerted authoritarian control over the nation, eventually banning unions and a free press, which he believed could stand in the way of his plans. (...) Sankara's régime was criticised by Amnesty International and other international humanitarian organisations for violations of human rights, including extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and torture of political opponents. The British development organisation Oxfam recorded the arrest and torture of trade union leaders in 1987. In 1984, seven individuals associated with the previous régime were accused of treason and executed after a summary trial.
No free press. Arrests, torture, murder. Oh well, if you want to make an omelette, you've got to break a few eggs, right?
if you want to reduce his administration to a balance sheet, You'll find the positive far and away outweighs the negative.
27 Jan 2014, 1:34 am
thomas81
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27 Jan 2014, 1:49 am
91 wrote:
These leaders are far more deserving of praise and attention.
In your opinion.
91 wrote:
But I doubt communists will find much validation in their views by looking at such individuals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ibrahim ... Leadership
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ibrahim ... Leadership
There is no validation in being the first african state to grant equality to women?
Considering Sankara died in 1987, that rather offset his chances of being nominated.
