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emember when a job was for Unfortunately the good times, life? Not any more, even if fame and fortune didn?t roll for you happened to be the long. Four years after reaching youngest ex-dictator in the the dizziest pinnacle of power in world. What happens after the Sierra Leone, none other than his glory years? When by the sheer favourite opo Julius Bio ousted luck of staying alive, living in him in a coup. exile ex-dictators put paid to the theory there is a just god Thankfully, mum was there to wipe somewhere. his tears and is proving very understanding about her lazy-arse Times were when borderline son cluttering up the front room. insanity, ruthlessness and an inflated sense of ego were the "I'm basically living off my only qualifications necessary for mother now. She's been very a lifetime position as a supportive," Strasser told dictator. Sadly in these days of Associated Press, last year, "It economic decline jobs has been tough. I'm unemployed, opportunities just aren?t what but I'm coping." they used to be. So what does life on the dole mean for former Times have certainly changed dictators? since Strasser, in 1992, led a small group of officers, known as Well, if you are a washed-up and ?the boys? to power, ousting yet homeless 35 years old, like another dictator, Major General former dictator Valentine Josef Momoh. At the time Strasser Strasser it means moving back in was hailed as a hero by many, with mum. Ten years ago Valentine especially when he put the was flying high as the world's national TV station back on the youngest head of state. air.
scholarship, he holed up in the Its always a temptation to feel UK and enrolled at Warwick sorry for the jobless but before University. Unfortunately, he you do its worth remembering that only managed 18 months of study, Strasser was no angel. His short but with a little ingenuity, sojourn in power was perhaps the advice of a good characterised by some pretty career guidance officer, the nasty acts from torture of his ingenious Strasser could surely enemies to the enforced turn this into something bit more recruitment of child soldiers. It concrete. Lets face it, who had all started so promisingly doesn?t embellish their CV just a and Strasser collected a teeny little bit? He seems to formidable selection of allies have already got the hang of it, and acolytes, including Bill changing his name to Reginald. Clinton and John Major. However Whether this increases his job only eight months in and prospects remains to be seen. allegations of torture began to spread. Pretty soon Britain It wasn?t his fault he was a suspended aid to Sierra Leone and university dropout or that he was the international community deported. He missed his mum. isolated Strasser. Denied unemployment benefit because of some silly government Apart from an obvious talent to rule meaning ex-dictators are not undemocratically take over entitled to unemployment benefit, countries what else does Strasser Valentine cuts a lonely figure in have on his CV? It?s heartening the bars of Freetown. For one to see old friends don?t forget thing he has had to economise in the less fortunate. Thanks to the ways that will send shudders down UK government and the United the spines of other members of Nations, who gave him law the Executive Dictator Job Club.
The Ray Bans and the snazzy case someone gets hurt. designer suits have gone. Replaced with a baseball cap and, Valentine is pragmatic, although perhaps, the ultimate symbol of given to reminiscing about better the free world - Nike trainers. times "Oh it was good. I was the youngest head of state in the Poor old Strasser cannot even whole wide world," he said. afford a second hand car, which Whatever you say about him, hope makes it a bit hard to dodge the certainly springs eternal. In a stones thrown at him as he walks move that would make any job to the local offie. Thankfully, centre proud to call him a the new government have been very client, he is looking forward to understanding on this point and running for government in the has exhorted people to desist in upcoming democratic elections.
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