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Africa's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be po

This edited volume examines the cases of four African military leaders who had enormous impact on the continent and beyond. These military officers, and later h

The concern of this book is with military rulers as political actors in contemporary Africa. Much of Africa has been under military rule during the quarter cent

"Mauritania's Colonels examines the personalities and policy of five military officers turned heads of state who ruled Mauritania for nearly 40 years." -- from

An innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa between 1960 and 2018, drawing on an entirely new dataset.