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...first two winners of the award, Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique and Festus Mogae of Botswana, were widely lauded for the way they ran their countries. By not awarding the prize this year, the committee clearly feels that none of the eligible candidates quite made the mark on governance that those two men did. It's no surprise that Africa suffers from bad leadership. What is a surprise, and what should be applauded, is a group of respected leaders - African and non-African alike - standing up and stating that quite so boldly. The non-award this year will make future prizes...
...problem is, that the world has been slow to recognize the change. "I am sure I am going to hear people say, 'Who is Mogae? Like last year, people said: 'Who is Chissano?', says Ibrahim, referring to inaugural winner, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano, another of Mugabe's neighbors who stepped down peacefully and voluntarily. "But everybody knows Mugabe...
Several prominent figures who delivered past Gordon lectures at Harvard have been—or have gone on to be—heads of state. The list includes President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia this year; then-President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique in 2004; President Festus G. Mogae of Botswana in 2000; former British Prime Minister John Major in 1999; and former President George H.W. Bush in 1998. And it appears that Pataki aspires to the title of president as well. While he has not officially announced a bid for his party’s nomination in 2008, his political...
...Chissano said he took great pride in his country’s economic development...
Mozambique, a formerly Marxist country, had the fastest growing economy in the world in the late nineties. “We are busy creating Capitalists,” Chissano said. “There was a time when people were afraid of us because we were Marxists...