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The Commissioner for Information, who attempts to navigate the regime's moral decay from within until he is forced into open resistance. Anthills of the Savannah
The radical, Western-educated editor of the national newspaper, whose scathing editorials against the government eventually lead to his state-sanctioned assassination. Key Themes The Weight of History: Power and Resistance in
The Sandhurst-trained military dictator whose growing paranoia and desire for lifelong presidency alienate him from his peers. Western-educated editor of the national newspaper