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Leadership and Personal Danger in African Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

John A. Wiseman
John A. Wiseman
Affiliation:
Department of Politics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Extract

To be a political leader in many parts of the world is to follow an extremely hazardous and insecure occupation. In addition, in sub-Saharan Africa, but elsewhere as well, the element of personal danger exists in a particularly acute form. Althought the extent to which this is true varies considerably not only from place to place but also over time, the evidence of the past 30 years clearly suggests that there are remarkably few states in which an individual could contemplate embarking on a career in politics free from the dauger of incurring severe personal penalties at some stage.

Type
Africana
Information
The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 1993 , pp. 657 - 660
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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