Maybe it’s because they are in the public arena

When a great man or ruler dies, a lot is written or said about him. Many have written about Omar Bongo and there is a glaring unanimity about what all think about him. Without doubt, he has been vilified as one of the last African dictators of yesteryear. These are people who mostly started out in the colonial/post colonial military and later took power by way of military coup.
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