Political Science 3314E Chapter Notes -José Eduardo Dos Santos, Morgan Tsvangirai
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Smaller revolution was struggling to be born in the african nation of gabon. Fighting the autocratic regime of a family that has ruled the oil-rich country for the past four decades. Ali bongo, who had become president in 2009 when his father died, uprising was quickly crushed by the army. Revolution is often a luxury of an educated middle class much of africa is too rural and too poor to sustain a national uprising. Internet access is still relatively low in most of africa. Traditional big men are still in control of their people. Zimbabwe"s opposition leader, prime minister morgan tsvangirai has voiced his support for the peoples revolutions in egypt and tunisia.