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My first coup d'etat : and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa

text My first coup d'etat : and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa

Summary

Set against a backdrop of post-colonial Africa, the vice president of Ghana recounts how he became involved in the nation's political turmoil when his minister-of-state father disappeared during a coup and was imprisoned for over a year.

Contents
Introduction : the "lost decades" -- My first coup d'etat -- The district commissioner's hat -- Of silence and solidarity -- Wild lions and little boys with catapults -- Full moon dance -- How I got my Christian name -- Sankofa -- Teenagers in Tam... Read more
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318 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Publisher
Bloomsbury 2012

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 966.705 MAHAMA, JOHN DRAMANI MAH in Adult Non-fiction Available

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