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Plain Tales from the Commonwealth

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3/4. My Friend the President. In the 1950s and 60s, some
British people became close to the charismatic leaders of liberation movements in the colonies. After independence, they were rewarded with positions in the new governments.
Aidan Hartley talks to white men and women who held high office under black African presidents - and in some cases became disillusioned as the lofty ideals became tainted with corruption and violence. Producer joiyon Jenkins

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