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Title:The idea of Mende pre-colonial political leadership
Author:Abraham, ArthurISNI
Year:1975
Periodical:Africana Research Bulletin
Volume:6
Issue:1
Pages:75-85
Language:English
Geographic term:Sierra Leone
Subjects:Mende
politicians
Abstract:The author puts forward a theory of pre-colonial political leadership among the Mende. He tries to show that political leadership was not hereditary, though membership of the family of a ruler could afford an individual training towards acquiring the values necessary for political office. Notes.
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