Chinese-Backed Dictators in Africa

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Sudan's Omar al-Bashir

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Image captionPresident Bashir has held power since his 1989 coup

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's career has been defined by war. He came to power in a coup in 1989 and has ruled what was until 2011 Africa's largest country with an iron fist...(Culled from the BBC)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16010445

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Robert Mugabe came to power  in 1980 in Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) from the position of one of the leaders of the rebel groups fighting the white-minority rule of Ian Smith. 

At the time, he was seen as a revolutionary hero, fighting white minority rule for the freedom of his people - this is why many African leaders remain reluctant to criticise him. The key to understanding Mr Mugabe is the 1970s guerrilla war where he made his name.

Since Zimbabwe's independence, most of the world has moved on - but his outlook remains the same...(Culled from the BBC).

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-16010171

FALLEN HEROES: African Leaders Whose Assassinations Disarrayed the Continent and Benefitted Foreign Interests

by Janvier T. Chando