Africa's first democrats

Abdi I Samatar

Africa's first democrats

Abdi I Samatar

Geography, Environment and Society

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Abstract

Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country’s independence when Africa’s first democrats appeared. While many African countries were dominated by authoritarian rulers when they entered the postcolonial era—and scholars have assumed this as a standard feature of political leadership on the continent—Somalia had an authentic democratic leadership providing fundamental lessons.

Original language	English (US)
Media of output	Video
State	Published - 2017

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Electoral Politics
International Development
Leadership

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