My first coup d'etat and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa, John Dramani Mahama
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My first coup d'etat and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa, John Dramani Mahama
Language
eng
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autobiography
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non fiction
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My first coup d'etat and other true stories from the lost decades of Africa
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759174606
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John Dramani Mahama
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
Table of contents
Introduction : the lost decades of Africa -- 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 Tamale -- Frozen fire -- Praise for the powerful -- Union government -- Truth stands -- Perilous crossings -- Ghana must go -- Providence -- Tovarisch -- Coda : return of hope -- Anaa?
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