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What’s in a (dictator’s) name?
Tuesday, 08 March 2011 03:25
Blog - What’s in a name? A name represent the identification of a person, everyone recognizes himself or herself by name.
In politics it has come to my mind that a name represents power and this is synonymous with dictators in Africa. Many genuine heroes, who had conquered their countries supremacist regimes, go on to lose their moral compass with dire consequences.
Some Africa leaders think that by giving themselves or adding more titles to their names means power and wealth. The immediate ones who come to mind are, Idi Amin Dada, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Jean Bedel Bokassa, Mobutu Seseko and Robert Mugabe among others.
The former Ugandan president ended up being called, “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Conqueror of the British Empire [CBE] in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular and the Most Ubiquitous of all King Of Scotland”.
The Libyan leader Muammar felt the need to add some zing to his title: “Brother Leader, Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Col Muammar al-Gaddafi”.
In Zimbabwe the coming of the inclusive government also brought more titles to the sitting president. Now he is called, “His Excellency the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces”, no doubt to remind other principals who is in charge.
But what else goes on in the minds of these puzzling and destructive leaders, besides having more titles and amassing wealth?
Source: http://www.sokwanele.com
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