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Death of a Nation

2002; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03064220208537140

1746-6067

Aminatta Forna,

Race, History, and American Society

SIERRA LEONE'S LONG-TERM DICTATOR SIAKA STEVENS MAY BE DEAD, BUT THE PEOPLE LIVE WITH THE DEVASTATING LEGACY OF HIS REIGN. HE KILLED DEMOCRACY AND TRANSFORMED THE COUNTRY INTO A ONE-PARTY STATE; HIS ARMY OF PAID INFORMANTS AND CRIMINAL THUGS PAVED THE WAY FOR THE BRUTAL DEPREDATIONS THAT STRIPPED THE COUNTRY OF ALL CLAIMS TO BE A FUNCTIONING STATE