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George B.N. Ayittey

Born

in Ghana

October 13, 1945

Died

January 28, 2022

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George B. N. Ayittey (13 October 1945 – 28 January 2022) was a Ghanaian economist, author, and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington, D.C. He was a professor at American University, and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

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Average rating: 3.7 · 247 ratings · 22 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future 3.65 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa in Chaos 3.57 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World 3.93 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa Betrayed 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indigenous African Institutions really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Applied Economics For Africa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By George B.N. Ayittey - Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the Wo (Reprint) (2012-12-26) [Paperback] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It is also true that when a people, long kept in a boiling cauldron of oppression, suddenly find the lid removed, they spend their remaining energy battling chimerical enemies.”
― George B.N. Ayittey, Africa Betrayed

tags: activism, political-opposition, politics

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“...between 1957 and 1990 there were more than 150 African heads of state and only six relinquished power voluntarily.”
― George B.N. Ayittey, Africa Betrayed

tags: africa, authoritarianism, governance

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“Furthermore, one does not fight an enemy on the turf on which he is strongest, but where he is weakest.”
― George B.N. Ayittey, Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World

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Polls

Which book on contemporary politics, aid, and development would you like to read for the "African Authors on African Issues" project from April to June?

Note: If Ayittey wins, we'll have a run-off to decide which of his books to read:
Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future or Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World.

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

5 votes, 35.7%

George B.N. Ayittey

3 votes, 21.4%

The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa

3 votes, 21.4%

How to Write about Africa

2 votes, 14.3%

The Challenge for Africa

1 vote, 7.1%

Africa Has a Future

0 votes, 0.0%