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We cannot allow situations where leaders threaten war on television or on Twitter.

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To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience.

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The U.N. doesn't have any troops; we borrow them from governments.

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I think it is important to speak out.

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I think it is not just the U.N. speaking, but the concept of a third party, a third party to a conflict speaking out. You know, sometimes saying, 'Stop, this is enough. This cannot be allowed to happen,' gives the victims and the people who are caught in that situation courage, encouragement, support.

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Sometimes leaders slide from the role of freedom fighter into the presidency, which they may be unsuited for, but everyone accepts it until they hit the bump in the road.

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Sometimes I walk into a situation and know someone is going to provoke me, and I just simply refuse to be provoked.

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The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country.

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Change is a process which has to be managed.

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The Arab Spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence, and everybody else wants it.

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Biography

Nationality: Ghanaian

Type: Statesman

Born: April 8th, 1938

Died: August 18th, 2018

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