The Craziest Dictator You've Never Heard of | Jean-Bédel Bokassa

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  • @NewAfrica
    @NewAfrica  4 роки тому +1255

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    • @jessedampare1379
      @jessedampare1379 4 роки тому +29

      NewAfrica please do one on Ghadafi. His legacy needs to be heard

    • @itumo2645
      @itumo2645 4 роки тому +47

      Protip - don’t put African in your title. It creates a negative association with that word.
      ‘Craziest dictator’ is a good enough descriptor.

    • @NewAfrica
      @NewAfrica  4 роки тому +66

      @@itumo2645 Well said. Point taken. Title updated ❤🙌🏿

    • @itumo2645
      @itumo2645 4 роки тому +28

      NewAfrica >>> Thank you!

    • @IamGodSon
      @IamGodSon 4 роки тому +3

      You need to cover the first dictator of equatorial Guinea. His own tale is even weirder. He is the uncle of the present dictator of the small country.

  • @jtbfii
    @jtbfii 3 роки тому +722

    His son being dressed in an admiral's uniform despite the county being landlocked sums the event up well

    • @jaeboogie2786
      @jaeboogie2786 Рік тому +32

      I just want to know where that golden rooster throne is now lol bruh was looking like a old Dolamite VHS cover.

    • @mahafrikha99
      @mahafrikha99 Рік тому +15

      He Has Horthy's Soul In Him😂🎉

    • @samanthasmith61
      @samanthasmith61 Рік тому +4

      he is ahead of his time Bridgerton should have hired him

    • @MarkHolmes-d7p
      @MarkHolmes-d7p Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂LOL yo

    • @Pyrrhic537
      @Pyrrhic537 Рік тому +4

      Admiral of the Ubangi and Congo river.

  • @fondemmandela785
    @fondemmandela785 4 роки тому +4545

    I live in neighbouring Cameroon and have never heard of this, not even rumors or childhood stories. This man's effort just went to complete waste. Worst but greatest cosplayer of all time. What a joke

    • @vcxlll
      @vcxlll 4 роки тому +414

      LOL. OF ALL THE THINGS HE CAN BE CALLED, COSPLAYER IS ACTUALLY REALLY ACCURATE HAHAHA

    • @thaddeuscheeleyjr.369
      @thaddeuscheeleyjr.369 4 роки тому +162

      @@vcxlll Napoleon cosplayers are the worst kinds if dictators.

    • @righthandstep5
      @righthandstep5 4 роки тому +41

      Indeed. Well put. Who knew dictators could also have a cosplayer interest?

    • @julianratering8500
      @julianratering8500 4 роки тому +116

      Even while his story seems quite sad, he was a cruel dictator that killed many people in horrific ways, including 100 children over not wearing school uniforms, and plundered the people of their money. The Central African Republic is truly better off without him.
      That said, cosplaying 10/10

    • @ssissigui8846
      @ssissigui8846 4 роки тому +7

      I'm from guinea which in the west but i did hear about it.

  • @depayanmondal
    @depayanmondal 4 роки тому +3619

    He was just cosplaying Napoleon Bonaparte

  • @ongkhuongduy3498
    @ongkhuongduy3498 3 роки тому +1501

    If he used all those money to build road and school in his country, imagine what his legacy would have been.

    • @Comrade_Nils
      @Comrade_Nils 3 роки тому +175

      Exactly! I can't understand how so many leaders could just give up their people's real interests, just to increase their personal power...

    • @vherox3826
      @vherox3826 3 роки тому +15

      @@Comrade_Nils how is that a question

    • @Comrade_Nils
      @Comrade_Nils 3 роки тому +57

      @@vherox3826 It's not a question

    • @ikielinsesi1843
      @ikielinsesi1843 3 роки тому +175

      He would got killed by another French puppet to take his place. France or anyother colonist power doesn't want strong countries with educated people.

    • @ccdsds3221
      @ccdsds3221 3 роки тому +62

      @@ikielinsesi1843 victim mentality at its finest...

  • @psyko2666
    @psyko2666 4 роки тому +6423

    Me: I want to meet a French Emperor!
    Mom: We have an Emperor at home.
    Emperor at home: Bokassa

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 4 роки тому +108

      This meme will always never get old

    • @chelyr5517
      @chelyr5517 4 роки тому +12

      #GoodComment

    • @curtiswong7280
      @curtiswong7280 4 роки тому +31

      Most fitting usage of this meme format I've seen in a while.

    • @legendmk52
      @legendmk52 4 роки тому +8

      I love how you got a heart from the uploader XD

    • @psisis7423
      @psisis7423 4 роки тому +4

      Epic.

  • @ralphramsey82
    @ralphramsey82 4 роки тому +12201

    This is every rapper when they get their first recording contract

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 4 роки тому +198

      Brooo lmao

    • @rnilu86
      @rnilu86 4 роки тому +76

      ha ha ha

    • @ZacharyAghaizu
      @ZacharyAghaizu 4 роки тому +376

      literally the same mentality passed on

    • @yannickwessidjam2036
      @yannickwessidjam2036 4 роки тому +226

      Yea that’s the delusion you fall into after years of slavery, colonialism and exploitation. So, yes! That was a great example. The rapper and the dictator have something in common.

    • @datgreedymouse6860
      @datgreedymouse6860 4 роки тому +101

      @@yannickwessidjam2036 ????

  • @christian8933
    @christian8933 4 роки тому +3981

    This guy was like a weaboo but for french culture

  • @oj3774
    @oj3774 3 роки тому +1792

    Broke: declaring yourself dictator
    Woke: declaring yourself emperor

    • @melvinmerkelhopper5752
      @melvinmerkelhopper5752 3 роки тому +56

      "The Courts can eat my shorts!
      The House can eat my blouse!
      Peru can eat my shoe!
      I declare myself emperor!"
      Bokassa, probably

    • @alexanderwilliamhassaikay
      @alexanderwilliamhassaikay 3 роки тому +13

      @@melvinmerkelhopper5752 sam o'nella fan?😂😂😂

    • @melvinmerkelhopper5752
      @melvinmerkelhopper5752 3 роки тому +8

      @@alexanderwilliamhassaikay Yes.

    • @benthomason3307
      @benthomason3307 2 роки тому +8

      Also broke: your 3rd world economy after your lavish million-dollar coronation ceremony.

    • @kosiekoos9408
      @kosiekoos9408 Рік тому +1

      Hey OJ you knoe how to slice it😂

  • @DOMDZ90911
    @DOMDZ90911 4 роки тому +4703

    He forgot the first step: have an actual empire

    • @solwen
      @solwen 4 роки тому +626

      I bet he began to read Napoleon's biography, saw the countless battles and political intrigues and was like "Nah, i'll just skip to the coronation part"

    • @xmappergamer1002
      @xmappergamer1002 4 роки тому +45

      Yeah at leaat havea Empire

    • @sauceyeti4381
      @sauceyeti4381 3 роки тому +119

      Atleast Napoleon had a reason to build an empire...

    • @dangerjoe8911
      @dangerjoe8911 3 роки тому +54

      Would you want to be an emperor if you'd rule a nation? Yes you do, everyone would want to be an emperor. This guy actually went through with it.

    • @apalahartisebuahnama7684
      @apalahartisebuahnama7684 3 роки тому +64

      @@dangerjoe8911 not everyone, most people would likely choose a political position that actually have any political power, monarchs nowadays have none. Rather than an emperor I would personally like to serve as Secretary General of *insert only political party in his country * to make it less grandiose so people wouldn't protest.

  • @GnosticOrthodoxChurch
    @GnosticOrthodoxChurch 4 роки тому +5939

    So this is the Nigerian prince who’s been emailing me

  • @ahjumma8351
    @ahjumma8351 4 роки тому +2202

    This is any girl who dreamed of being a disney princess finally making all their dreams come true.

    • @v.7726
      @v.7726 4 роки тому +54

      If I was a Billionaire I would buy a Ramdom Island in the middle of the Pacific ocean Expand the island by Daming parts of the surrounding water Terraform the Island make it bigger buy exotic Animals and Plants to make the Island Habitable and Start building Ports a Small air port a Military base in a Artificial Island Build Houses apartments Modern Farms Government Buildings and Monument and turn the Island a Country and make use the Libra the French Frank and the Australian Dollar as the Official Money

    • @kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij
      @kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij 4 роки тому +93

      @@v.7726 Well most billionaires use punctuation.

    • @大家族団子団子
      @大家族団子団子 4 роки тому +57

      @@kevCjm6dhhihiujkbbhjhvcfyhuiij Well, he's no billionaire to begin with

    • @digitallocations1423
      @digitallocations1423 3 роки тому +16

      @@v.7726
      Just download the videogame.

    • @YataTheFifteenth
      @YataTheFifteenth 3 роки тому +11

      @@v.7726 just play eu4 or smth smh. No need to be a billionare, just a few dollars.

  • @Zeruel3
    @Zeruel3 3 роки тому +464

    Before he moved against him Dacko was warned about Bokassa, in response he said "Bokassa is only interested in collecting medals, he is too stupid to pull off a coup d'état"

    • @melvinmerkelhopper5752
      @melvinmerkelhopper5752 3 роки тому +4

      I thought that was about Idi Amin?

    • @Zeruel3
      @Zeruel3 3 роки тому +61

      @@melvinmerkelhopper5752 No it was about Bokassa, Dacko seems to have considered him a useful idiot rather than a threat

    • @feyrol42
      @feyrol42 3 роки тому +16

      @@Zeruel3 He really underestimated him lol

    • @moszmwesigwa8728
      @moszmwesigwa8728 3 роки тому +16

      The same happened to obote with Amin, he underestimated him🤣🤣🤣. Most civilian leaders are so naive and get easily fooled by the salutes and respect military men give them 🤣🤣

    • @hakeemsd70m
      @hakeemsd70m 2 роки тому +5

      @@melvinmerkelhopper5752 No, Amin was actually interested in improving his country, which he did, unlike Bokassa who became a self-defeating sellout.

  • @Ambyfigureitout
    @Ambyfigureitout 4 роки тому +2300

    Shamefully, most African leaders still have this mentality.

    • @Spunk_cat
      @Spunk_cat 4 роки тому +146

      No most of them are just corrupt money grabbing cunts nothing to do with them sympathising with there colonial past

    • @hoponasu2471
      @hoponasu2471 4 роки тому +42

      @@mikewilled8331 No..your thinking of blaiming France or west in general is wrong !! In politicks only one rule remains : nation states do not have friends only interest thus dictators work no for there nation only themselfs and real nations with strategy in mind do operate in best of there nation.

    • @bazingaeffect4155
      @bazingaeffect4155 4 роки тому +14

      Ian Smith was the only good African leader

    • @redrambler2000
      @redrambler2000 4 роки тому +6

      Ambrose Adole not just Africans.

    • @foreigndemon180
      @foreigndemon180 4 роки тому

      N S small world

  • @RafhiLP
    @RafhiLP 4 роки тому +1084

    Bokassa: "I have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to my new empire."
    World: "Your new empire?"

  • @MladenPostruznik
    @MladenPostruznik 4 роки тому +2112

    Bokassa proclaiming himself an emperor: INSANE. French giving him 30 million taxpayers dollars to get their hands on uranium and diamonds: WISE MOVE.

    • @ionescupopa2293
      @ionescupopa2293 4 роки тому +137

      It's the opposite - they financed him to continue the exploitation and cut ties with Gaddhafi. He was form the other side and France needed to pay again for the old deals.

    • @TheRighteousInquiries
      @TheRighteousInquiries 4 роки тому +11

      Evil Move!

    • @evzenvarga9707
      @evzenvarga9707 3 роки тому +78

      @Eve Angéliqueit was taxpayers money, African colonies weren't even very profitable for France.

    • @nathangamble125
      @nathangamble125 3 роки тому +93

      @Eve Angélique It was a bit of both. We shouldn't pretend that colonialism never happened, but we shouldn't pretend that every person in developed nations was a participant in colonialism either.

    • @realniggashit3
      @realniggashit3 3 роки тому +20

      @@ionescupopa2293 Bokssa briefly converted to Islam to get financial aid from Gaddafi lol

  • @ilkkarautio2449
    @ilkkarautio2449 3 роки тому +1239

    Theres a reason why Napoleon is among the most known people in history: he actually could pull off stuff like that, and he won most of his battles.

    • @GamerSlayer5000
      @GamerSlayer5000 3 роки тому +182

      He could also pay for his own coronation

    • @youdontknowme5980
      @youdontknowme5980 3 роки тому +50

      Yeah also he literally was just copiying Napoleon instead of like a smart move or intelligent thing to do

    • @user-tr1gc6yi2h
      @user-tr1gc6yi2h 3 роки тому +99

      In a few words: Napoleon made his country great, this guy didn't

    • @user-tr1gc6yi2h
      @user-tr1gc6yi2h 3 роки тому +16

      @@youdontknowme5980 he copied his coronario, but he didn't copy his actions instead

    • @albertogomes167
      @albertogomes167 3 роки тому +3

      Napolean fucked up my contry Portugal

  • @fatpikachu1712
    @fatpikachu1712 4 роки тому +889

    This man took being a fanboy to a whole new level

    • @sonicmeerkat
      @sonicmeerkat 4 роки тому +47

      this guy makes Kpop stans look normal.

    • @sbusiso1752
      @sbusiso1752 4 роки тому +6

      😂😂😂

    • @EzequielBaltazar
      @EzequielBaltazar 4 роки тому +8

      5 million dollars ( in that time!! Maybe 30 by todays money ) cosplay of napoleon.... He is like a 7 star hotel for that standard....

    • @kirgan1000
      @kirgan1000 4 роки тому +3

      and he did embrace the wrong lessons.... not the REPUBLIC of France.

  • @ibenzawla
    @ibenzawla 4 роки тому +2905

    We Africans will never run out of stupid leaders.

    • @officialasim6772
      @officialasim6772 4 роки тому +55

      Abdulai Bah sadly, look at naija

    • @karl-heinzheyland3496
      @karl-heinzheyland3496 4 роки тому +267

      Rest of the world same.

    • @ZetaMoolah
      @ZetaMoolah 4 роки тому +13

      Abdulai Bah I swear

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 4 роки тому +102

      If you ever do, we can spare you a few from America and Europe.

    • @Ouium
      @Ouium 4 роки тому +171

      Greetings from the eastern Europe, same shit there

  • @enricmm85
    @enricmm85 4 роки тому +1117

    When your coronation ceremony is so ridiculous that not even the guy backing it shows up.

    • @FOLIPE
      @FOLIPE 4 роки тому +43

      Honestly it was more like the biggest cosplay event in the world so yeah.

  • @gallantsteel8542
    @gallantsteel8542 3 роки тому +746

    Imagine this guy being obsessed with Japan instead of France

    • @richardbradley2335
      @richardbradley2335 3 роки тому +192

      wearing a girls sailors school uniform with hello kitty backpack...you made my day

    • @vincepersson1337
      @vincepersson1337 3 роки тому +34

      CAR anime time

    • @godsoldier6240
      @godsoldier6240 3 роки тому +93

      @@richardbradley2335 remember Japan wasn’t always like that until it was defeated in WW2 they had totally different culture much more right wing and patriarchy

    • @godsoldier6240
      @godsoldier6240 3 роки тому +11

      Man had mad drips 😂 at the cost of his peoples and country 😂😅

    • @richardbradley2335
      @richardbradley2335 3 роки тому +15

      @@godsoldier6240 of course i know that...its called a joke ! Japanese culture was based on the Samurais making everyone elses life a misery

  • @kaasmarcus
    @kaasmarcus 4 роки тому +1044

    His throne looks like a giant pigeon 😂

  • @agebeabelaluma5401
    @agebeabelaluma5401 4 роки тому +591

    Why is nobody talking about the beautiful and clear way this guy narrates? 👏🏿

    • @cw4608
      @cw4608 4 роки тому +21

      Abel Aluma Agebe because many people can only find fault to boost their own low self esteem. Yes, this is an excellent presentation. The content, audio, and visual components are done with a high level of accomplishment. The narrator is easily understood, his pronunciation clean and crisp. Thank you for being a positive voice.

    • @padraig5335
      @padraig5335 3 роки тому +4

      I love the narration.

    • @skyjuiceification
      @skyjuiceification 3 роки тому +1

      Cuz we speak better English than both of u and do not find it a huge feat to be able to speak relative English.

    • @LisaF777
      @LisaF777 3 роки тому +2

      I mean he is clear etc, but is this not expected?

    • @agebeabelaluma5401
      @agebeabelaluma5401 3 роки тому +1

      @@LisaF777 I guess it is, I suppose I've been watching too many junks on UA-cam. Thank you

  • @ervandrafadhlil403
    @ervandrafadhlil403 3 роки тому +544

    Napoleon conquered europe. This guy only become a phsychological case studies

    • @milohthelotus8639
      @milohthelotus8639 3 роки тому +7

      Megalomaniac and psychopath

    • @cucumber623
      @cucumber623 3 роки тому +28

      he single handedly conquered the gold supply of africa in one day

    • @selahattinkaskc8668
      @selahattinkaskc8668 3 роки тому +1

      @Prestige Gameplays i thought he idoled julius caesar.

    • @skyjuiceification
      @skyjuiceification 3 роки тому

      Became.

    • @skyjuiceification
      @skyjuiceification 3 роки тому +8

      Napoleon was a failure. this failed to connect fully with the mind of Bokassa. and it didn't end well for him either.

  • @erikswanson5753
    @erikswanson5753 3 роки тому +409

    I remember this. His son, the "Heir apparent" wearing his little admiral's uniform (in a landlocked country) passed out from the heat. The Central African Republic was at the time one of the poorest countries in the world.

    • @theven.johnc.yanekd.d.3534
      @theven.johnc.yanekd.d.3534 3 роки тому +14

      The liddle admirable indeed.

    • @neptune1525
      @neptune1525 2 роки тому +6

      It still is

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Рік тому +12

      Two horses of the carriage also died, forcing Bokassa to finish in a car. The narcissist completely ridiculed himself.

  • @aramatoulayedabo3438
    @aramatoulayedabo3438 4 роки тому +176

    I couldn't stop laughing this is like a comedic nightmare

  • @numbskull4899
    @numbskull4899 4 роки тому +626

    politicians: man why is the central african republic so poor
    bokassa:

    • @ilo3456
      @ilo3456 4 роки тому +20

      Bokassa: I am about to do what they call a Pro Gamer Move.

    • @xmappergamer1002
      @xmappergamer1002 4 роки тому

      Ikk

    • @jurisjancevskis9076
      @jurisjancevskis9076 3 роки тому +13

      Kid: mum, can we have french emperor?
      Mum: we have french emperor at home
      *French emperor at home:*

    • @kawan3661
      @kawan3661 3 роки тому +6

      or maybe its because they still believe in sorcellery, and are used to beating, burning alive, stoning to death, chopping the flesh of the pretended "sorcerers" by the people who live there... It's not always the fault of the politicians or even dictators. The centrafrican people are still in middle age. The "Tire Torture" is praticed there and this says a lot about them.

    • @hardeepbabhauri7379
      @hardeepbabhauri7379 3 роки тому

      Bokassa laughing in grave
      Lol

  • @Gouthamedara
    @Gouthamedara 4 роки тому +758

    The nest african dictator would probably try to cosplay Chinese instead of french lol

  • @dog-ez2nu
    @dog-ez2nu 3 роки тому +477

    Imagine LARPing so hard that it cost over $30 million.

  • @houstonholford8073
    @houstonholford8073 4 роки тому +1111

    “The favorite of his 9 wives” nice

    • @Vysair
      @Vysair 4 роки тому +25

      he was playing concubine

    • @mattbenz99
      @mattbenz99 4 роки тому +98

      She must have been thrilled to hear that lol.

    • @Bwana_mademm
      @Bwana_mademm 4 роки тому +126

      Basically the one who gave the most insane head

    • @gustavo320
      @gustavo320 4 роки тому +60

      Problem are the 9 mothers in law

    • @Nhamo3
      @Nhamo3 4 роки тому +23

      Lucky bastard

  • @3c3c3c
    @3c3c3c 4 роки тому +617

    Mom can we have Wakanda?
    - we have Wakanda at home
    Wakanda at home:

    • @qtaro-7097
      @qtaro-7097 4 роки тому +3

      😩💀💀💀💀💀

    • @VladeTapash
      @VladeTapash 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @agusharmawan1354
      @agusharmawan1354 4 роки тому +12

      3a3a3a in all honesty most these countries are probably Wakanda if they’re not exploited

    • @3c3c3c
      @3c3c3c 4 роки тому +26

      Agus Harmawan hahahahahah no

    • @stefan6347
      @stefan6347 4 роки тому +16

      @@agusharmawan1354 nah, developed and thriving countries? Yes, Wakanda level prosperity? No

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick1952 4 роки тому +687

    Africa: You were supposed to destroy the imperialists, not join them! You were supposed to bring prosperity to central Africa, not leave it in darkness!
    Bokassa: I hate you!
    Africa: You were my brother Bokassa! I loved you...

    • @jonathanwoche7803
      @jonathanwoche7803 4 роки тому +22

      :(

    • @kingface867
      @kingface867 4 роки тому +10

      Star wars

    • @FOY43
      @FOY43 4 роки тому +7

      Noice

    • @regonet7089
      @regonet7089 3 роки тому +4

      Check your info... Bokassa actually brought his country to an all time High. Who cares if he declared himself Emperor if People were safe and wealthy. While now they might be "free" but are starving and under constant attack from Boko-haram and other islamiste group

    • @ABC-jg3pv
      @ABC-jg3pv 3 роки тому +11

      Pre-Colonial Africa had Empires and Emperors, checkmate

  • @SavageDragon999
    @SavageDragon999 3 роки тому +216

    Actually this dude was pretty famous in Vietnam back then for going to Vietnam and marrying a Vietnamese commoner and turning her into a 'princess'. I think he has a bunch of Vietnamese daughters living abroad now.

    • @geletoz
      @geletoz 3 роки тому +12

      Hr did what? Lmao

    • @highadmiraljt5853
      @highadmiraljt5853 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @shastealyomeal
      @shastealyomeal 3 роки тому +4

      Just like the French

    • @feyrol42
      @feyrol42 3 роки тому +40

      Not entirely accurate, he has one Vietnamese daughter. He married a Vietnamese woman during the Indochina War when he was a French soldier and had a daughter with her. But he left after the war. When he gained power he sent an envoy to find his daughter Martine. One woman came forward claiming to be the daughter but it was a lie. He later found the real Martine but adopted both girls. He never reunited with the Vietnamese woman he married all those years ago, but he did have up to 17 wives from various parts of the world.

    • @juanestadian8471
      @juanestadian8471 2 роки тому

      read about that

  • @DarkZtorm
    @DarkZtorm 4 роки тому +399

    You could almost hear Napoleon doing barrel rolls in his grave.

  • @guilherme1622
    @guilherme1622 4 роки тому +147

    Imagine spending a quarter of your countries anual budget just to become a joke

    • @safiesekgwa1933
      @safiesekgwa1933 3 роки тому +1

      What you are saying sounds like a joke, but it is brutally true.

  • @SPYC_1
    @SPYC_1 4 роки тому +716

    There is nothing wrong with liking another nation’s culture, and to make references to it, but to go to that extent is unforgivable.

    • @Nhamo3
      @Nhamo3 4 роки тому +55

      He was crazy.

    • @michaelpieseeno8076
      @michaelpieseeno8076 4 роки тому +10

      But it seems to becoming a pretty fruitful mentality in most of Europe now if you truly open your eyes. That's why America wasn't with that global "acceptance" agreement.

    • @AveTrainOnDaTrack
      @AveTrainOnDaTrack 4 роки тому +19

      I am an immense francophile like this guy, I want everything to be french.

    • @makeitreal4848
      @makeitreal4848 4 роки тому +46

      @@AveTrainOnDaTrack , keep your french things in france, france NEVER did anything good for Africa.

    • @TheGirard62
      @TheGirard62 4 роки тому +58

      @@makeitreal4848 the impact of french rule over africa is really complicate to judge, mostly bad yeah... But at the same time they made huge investment in our territory, and vaccinated our population against desease... Once again i'm not for colonisation, but saying that nothing was good is an error, most of us didn't knew how it was like, and a lot of elder have different version about all of that

  • @pussinjordans8800
    @pussinjordans8800 3 роки тому +380

    "A man obsessed with grandiose titles"
    Supreme leader admiral general aladeen: *hold my beard of doom rocket*

  • @xp_studios7804
    @xp_studios7804 4 роки тому +498

    This man also brutally killed children who couldn't afford school uniforms from his company

    • @ethanguest3438
      @ethanguest3438 4 роки тому +70

      Jesus unholy Christ that is messed up

    • @ayoomotola9319
      @ayoomotola9319 4 роки тому +85

      I think from his wife actually, not his company.....🙂

    • @xp_studios7804
      @xp_studios7804 4 роки тому +7

      @@ayoomotola9319 ah you're right.

    • @ayoomotola9319
      @ayoomotola9319 4 роки тому +3

      @@xp_studios7804 ❤

    • @-o-light8863
      @-o-light8863 4 роки тому +7

      Hope they did the same to him and didn't get to retire in France.

  • @shadowlessgam
    @shadowlessgam 4 роки тому +628

    Crazy how many wealthy black men have blown a quarter of their budget on Clothes, Jewellery, Cars and partying.

    • @devilstheater5059
      @devilstheater5059 4 роки тому +53

      99% of people's Intel about so-called Black people come from t.v media and entertainment. Never from personal experience or friendships.

    • @ghostfrequency6920
      @ghostfrequency6920 4 роки тому +94

      well here in the states we have that same dilemma ...........theyre called rappers.

    • @MarcusDailyMedia
      @MarcusDailyMedia 4 роки тому +56

      @@ghostfrequency6920 and athletes

    • @ghostfrequency6920
      @ghostfrequency6920 4 роки тому +3

      i forgot to include thank you for the correction sir.

    • @lordzabuza5640
      @lordzabuza5640 4 роки тому +2

      Mostly so called African American

  • @billd3356
    @billd3356 4 роки тому +403

    I've heard of Bokassa and remember seeing the coronation pictures, but this is the first video I have found on him. Your research and narration were extremely well done and I like the bit of humor as well.
    Thank you for this.

    • @NewAfrica
      @NewAfrica  4 роки тому +36

      Thanks for watching 👍🏿

  • @fahoodie1852
    @fahoodie1852 3 роки тому +153

    The best part is that he missed Napoleon’s coronation anniversary by 2 days

  • @guldarheel1204
    @guldarheel1204 4 роки тому +753

    This guy had the mind set of an eight year old kid.

    • @heirofthenazareen3812
      @heirofthenazareen3812 4 роки тому +42

      Very much like Trump in the US.

    • @customsongmaker
      @customsongmaker 4 роки тому +62

      Trump is stopping the child sex slavery coming over the border, so naturally he is hated by those who own slaves and rape children

    • @michellebrown9926
      @michellebrown9926 4 роки тому +42

      @@customsongmaker umm, disappear

    • @SlickSkuddy
      @SlickSkuddy 4 роки тому +52

      customsongmaker That’s your explanation? Pathetic.

    • @heirofthenazareen3812
      @heirofthenazareen3812 4 роки тому +22

      @@customsongmaker Wharton School of Business professor William T. Kelley - “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had.”

  • @ProjectFlashlight612
    @ProjectFlashlight612 3 роки тому +211

    You know you're dealing with a proper African dictator when you hear he's been cleared of charges of cannibalism.

  • @user-tr1gc6yi2h
    @user-tr1gc6yi2h 3 роки тому +144

    He emulated Napoleon in looks, but he didn't emulate him in actions

    • @TheKing-qz9wd
      @TheKing-qz9wd 3 роки тому +16

      Nobody is gonna go full Napoleon any time soon.

    • @user-tr1gc6yi2h
      @user-tr1gc6yi2h 3 роки тому +30

      @@TheKing-qz9wd Hitler tried but he hacked and the server banned him

    • @TheKing-qz9wd
      @TheKing-qz9wd 3 роки тому +4

      @@user-tr1gc6yi2h
      Amen.

    • @omega1231
      @omega1231 3 роки тому +19

      @@user-tr1gc6yi2h Except Hitler was *nothing* like Napoleon, Napoleon preached "liberty, equality, fraternity" whereas the nazis when they invaded France and established Vichy France changed it to "Work, Family, Fatherland" because they weren't fans.
      Declaring war on half the known world doesn't make you anything like Hitler, if it wasn't for Napoleon the European absolutist monarchies would have continued and serfdom would have continued, which ended during the Napoleonic wars because of the Napoleonic wars.

    • @user-tr1gc6yi2h
      @user-tr1gc6yi2h 3 роки тому +1

      @@omega1231 thank you for contribing. Anyway yes I knew that, but my comparison was mainly on the territorial extension they conquered, nothing to do with the ideology which is completely different. Good point still

  • @planescaped
    @planescaped 3 роки тому +130

    I love how even in the official photos of the ceremony tons of the people participating have this look of bored, defeated apathy that just says "We got freedom from colonialism for this!?"

  • @cedii_x
    @cedii_x 4 роки тому +74

    The voice over voice I didn’t know I needed

  • @utzius8003
    @utzius8003 4 роки тому +128

    That imperial flag looks sick.

    • @henriqueribeiro8167
      @henriqueribeiro8167 4 роки тому +26

      Say what you will, waste of money? Poor choices? Sick design tho!

  • @blacsteve
    @blacsteve 4 роки тому +462

    “Obsession with all things European” 🤷🏿‍♂️Sady many Afrikans and Afrikan descendants (so called black people) around the world suffer from this obsession

    • @blacsteve
      @blacsteve 4 роки тому +23

      oceej0 correct. When I say Afrikans I mean black people. I have edited my comment. I understand how it could have been taken the wrong way

    • @blacsteve
      @blacsteve 4 роки тому +1

      oceej0 no problem. The comment definitely needed to be clarified ✌🏿&❤️🖤💚

    • @olubusayo297
      @olubusayo297 4 роки тому +4

      Sa Ra they’re still suffering all black people need to unite and resist any involvement of west in their lands

    • @harveysmith100
      @harveysmith100 4 роки тому +6

      @Gods Klanof I think your very You Tube name says it all and reinforces the original comment.

    • @lii114
      @lii114 4 роки тому +1

      You spot on

  • @-caesarian-6078
    @-caesarian-6078 3 роки тому +117

    His problem wasn’t that he declared himself emperor, but his belief that just declaring himself emperor would make him one, or, more accurately, that just being an emperor would improve the position of his country or himself without actually running his country well.

    • @bootstrap52
      @bootstrap52 3 роки тому +3

      He didn't say it he declared it

    • @houselemuellan8756
      @houselemuellan8756 3 роки тому +16

      The least he could do is conquer a neighboring country that has access to the sea. But no coronation go bruh.

    • @ghirahimlefabuleux8984
      @ghirahimlefabuleux8984 3 роки тому +18

      I mean he was officially an emperor but it doesn't mean shit if you can't defend your title.

    • @tadhgconroy8631
      @tadhgconroy8631 3 роки тому +11

      “A man who must declare himself the king, Is no king at all”

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 2 роки тому

      Compare Mr. "Bokassa I" to Haile Salassie, a man who built his country into a force so powerful that Europeans and even the United States were receiving him for state visits...in the 1950s and 60s. The difference between a real emperor and a guy trying to play one.

  • @MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee
    @MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee 4 роки тому +312

    Self Hate at it's finest.

    • @FC-88
      @FC-88 4 роки тому +7

      Self hate is living in a 2 story building which blacks didn't have before colonization

    • @tajaun3467
      @tajaun3467 4 роки тому +25

      @@FC-88 I don't understand why people keep saying this as if Europeans did Africa some big favour. Africans have always been living in simple dwellings and in the event that Europeans didn't bring two-storey houses, they would still be living happily in them. People don't need luxuries to be happy, especially when such luxuries were unknown to a group of people.

    • @FC-88
      @FC-88 4 роки тому +4

      @@tajaun3467 True. Now days the best way for former colonies to not fall victim to sissy hypno western influence is to have dictators

    • @ShadowMoon96
      @ShadowMoon96 4 роки тому +1

      Angola has the biggest self hatred displayed no loyalty

    • @dntworryboutit6813
      @dntworryboutit6813 4 роки тому +3

      Self hate because how do you expect a child to handle that experience? They can’t process shit you can as an adult

  • @njabulombuyazi5132
    @njabulombuyazi5132 4 роки тому +243

    I hardly knew anything about him. All of Africa's mad dictators are so well documented. The story behind his madness is actually heartbreaking but as stated does not excuse his actions. His life should be looked at in more detail. Great video as always!

    • @justicesompo
      @justicesompo 4 роки тому +1

      I am not suprised by such ignorance coming from a South african.

    • @njabulombuyazi5132
      @njabulombuyazi5132 4 роки тому +19

      O-KAY, I don’t think I’ve ever been called an “ignorant peasant” before. Such colourful use of words…an uneducated jack**s as well. Guess my architecture degree is a meaningless piece of paper and being South African inherently equates to being ignorant. You do realize though that the video is captioned “The craziest African Dictator YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF”. But what do I know, I’m a simple uneducated, ignorant jack**s South African peasant.

    • @goldleaf9324
      @goldleaf9324 4 роки тому +5

      Can we say queen Victoria is a dictator as she cling to power forever

    • @thabisalubambo9893
      @thabisalubambo9893 4 роки тому +4

      @@njabulombuyazi5132 now because you're coming from South Africa, you're insulted....I am sorry my brother for the absurdity of these imbeciles ,now they are the ones who have the mentality that video is in discourse in

    • @njabulombuyazi5132
      @njabulombuyazi5132 4 роки тому +1

      @@thabisalubambo9893 Exactly! Couldn't agree more. Thank you thabisa 😊

  • @bobograndman
    @bobograndman 4 роки тому +164

    I feel better about myself knowing that if I ever end up leading a country at least I'd do a better job than him

    • @SupremeLeader2011
      @SupremeLeader2011 2 роки тому

      Become emperor

    • @necessaryevile
      @necessaryevile 2 роки тому +1

      Naw. I remember one African country very poor....had a space program...I kid you not was like a metal trashcan w dynamite under it and bike helmets for the astronauts

  • @tonyhawk94
    @tonyhawk94 3 роки тому +45

    I'm a 26 years old French and i've always heard about "Bokassa's diamonds" but never knew what this was about really lol.

    • @nx29929
      @nx29929 3 роки тому +3

      Giscard à accepter des diamants de la part des Bokassa durant ses années en tant que ministre, juste avant son mandat

  • @superadventure6297
    @superadventure6297 2 роки тому +37

    I read a bio of him years ago in a book about Africa's leaders and their penchant for this insanity; when school children protested the cost of uniforms they were forced to buy, they were imprisoned and Bokassa personally participated in beating many of them to death in the prison. In one of his palaces (today ruins) after he was toppled, they found a man's torso in his freezer.

    • @ressljs
      @ressljs 2 роки тому +10

      This video really skipped over the nightmare this man really was. Although this was the first time I've heard about his childhood and how he may have become so screwed up in the head. I'm sure most people who make videos on Bokassa don't want to risk sounding sympathetic to a child murdering monster (and probably a cannibal), but I think it's important to understand how people like this become what they are.

    • @archvilethe87th60
      @archvilethe87th60 Рік тому +2

      @@ressljs His wartime experience probably didn't help things any mentally either.

    • @rakasin
      @rakasin Рік тому +4

      May he who never beat a child to death and never kept a man's torso in his freezer cast the first stone

  • @srfrg9707
    @srfrg9707 3 роки тому +42

    Giscard lost the 1981 presidential elections due to gifts he received from his imperial friend Bokassa. A few diamonds...

  • @jarsonminteh2476
    @jarsonminteh2476 4 роки тому +286

    because of this kind of People, africa is where it is till now

    • @sergeseanmison7787
      @sergeseanmison7787 4 роки тому +11

      It depends you need to look at each African country individually to make a better assessment.

    • @miketheman4341
      @miketheman4341 4 роки тому +11

      Africa is where it is because of its culture.

    • @miketheman4341
      @miketheman4341 4 роки тому +15

      ColerainSwaggify
      Bosnia is a tiny country with a conflict that lasted several years! Africa is a continent where backward existence is the norm. Superstition dominates over logic and reason. Bronze Age economic and cultural paradigms govern rather than democracy and merit.
      The conflict in the former Yugoslavia cost 250000 lives and this was the only conflict in Europe in the last 75 years.
      On the other hand the conflict in the Congo alone has cost over 5 million lives in a 10 year period.
      This is like comparing speeding with murder!
      Remember this lesson!

    • @miketheman4341
      @miketheman4341 4 роки тому +3

      Taharqa Mansa
      Don’t blame the messenger!
      Remember this lesson.

    • @miketheman4341
      @miketheman4341 4 роки тому +4

      Taharqa Mansa
      Truth is truth! It’s not a story!
      Example there was no mass rape of female children in the west during the AIDS epidemic but all over Africa superstition led men with AIDS to rape children because of a idiotic believe that having sex with a virgin could cure the disease. This while African leaders openly rejected the scientific research regarding the disease.
      The list is endless!

  • @LetsGoGetThem
    @LetsGoGetThem 3 роки тому +37

    Meanwhile, Napoleon in real life was spartan in look on campaign. Few to no medals, a regular hat worn sideways to recognize on the field better (IIRC), and an overcoat. His wardrobe was simple, unlike this guy lol.

    • @howlingdin9332
      @howlingdin9332 3 роки тому +9

      On the field, sure. But Napoleon's coronation getup was just as gaudy.

    • @life_is_a_myth
      @life_is_a_myth Рік тому +1

      ​@@howlingdin9332Napoleon deserved it though. Unlike this guy.

  • @viracuscarrion8648
    @viracuscarrion8648 4 роки тому +389

    Sounds like a trait shared by rappers and athletes who go broke really fast out here in the west 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @privateuser7
      @privateuser7 4 роки тому +32

      Sounds like a trait shared by all africans and basketball Americans

    • @blazeeken8676
      @blazeeken8676 4 роки тому

      Str8 garbage comment😆😆😆

    • @kellz1703
      @kellz1703 4 роки тому +11

      CoolMan Caravan get out and see the world buddy there are successful black entrepreneurs, doctors, engineers, professor, lawyer, and etc. travel and see it open your mind.

    • @thetonycam3944
      @thetonycam3944 4 роки тому +14

      Lol "ballers" who'd get rims and grills but don't support their children 😎😂

    • @mweezy
      @mweezy 4 роки тому

      Also sounds like Mike Tyson at his prime... 😂 😂 😂

  • @sgcontrol1
    @sgcontrol1 4 роки тому +78

    This should be called the biggest “sellout dictators”

  • @Mr_Valentin.
    @Mr_Valentin. 4 роки тому +82

    Meanwhile the average citizen's salary is 20 bucks a month...

    • @drafts05
      @drafts05 4 роки тому +3

      Валентин Valentin
      If they are lucky they get $20

    • @endroholic7161
      @endroholic7161 4 роки тому

      Actually they earn far less to near 3 and half bucks

  • @maycontainnuts3127
    @maycontainnuts3127 3 роки тому +27

    if there's one thing the French love it's themselves, so he definitely got that part right.

    • @alioshax7797
      @alioshax7797 3 роки тому +1

      Do we ? I mean, do we more than everybody else ?

    • @1313tennisman
      @1313tennisman 3 роки тому +3

      @@alioshax7797 yes absolutely without question

    • @alioshax7797
      @alioshax7797 3 роки тому +1

      @@1313tennisman Sounds like a good old stereotype to me, to be fair. Like, you know, Italians are lazy, Germans can't laugh, English are boring and stuff.
      But I'm French, so I guess I can't judge. I assume you guys have some examples to give ?

  • @morningnapalm9963
    @morningnapalm9963 4 роки тому +31

    So what did you do with your life?
    Average: "ya know, worked a 9-5 for +40yrs, then retired, and had a family"
    This dude: "..hold my sceptor"

  • @kenrudd6362
    @kenrudd6362 4 роки тому +112

    This is basically a what-if story to the Nigerian prince scammers

    • @oge2833
      @oge2833 3 роки тому

      Meaning what I am a Nigerian

  • @aceventura419
    @aceventura419 4 роки тому +167

    As an African, I don't know what to feel. Anger, shame, sadness or all three. 😔😔

    • @dannycv82
      @dannycv82 4 роки тому +62

      Ace Ventura
      But you are not him, you are not like him. Like all Russians are not Stalin, Germans are not Hitler. This things have nothing to do with Color of skin.

    • @sikhuseleskush9062
      @sikhuseleskush9062 4 роки тому +3

      Its disgusting how alot of our people view themselves

    • @jeyfomson6364
      @jeyfomson6364 4 роки тому +4

      @@dannycv82 well said sir 👍

    • @sikhuseleskush9062
      @sikhuseleskush9062 4 роки тому +1

      Im an extremely proud AFRICAN who loves all things that resemble Africa

    • @NewAfrica
      @NewAfrica  4 роки тому +4

      @@dannycv82 Very well said!

  • @devingraves8044
    @devingraves8044 3 роки тому +30

    Lmao gotta love how everything had to be French but the cars, of course those were German

  • @selloledwaba4796
    @selloledwaba4796 4 роки тому +67

    I nearly threw up at the embarrassment. I couldn't even complete the whole video

    • @joeyberg5765
      @joeyberg5765 4 роки тому +13

      Bro I don't have a drop of African blood in my veins and this is hard to watch. It's like an 8 year old playing dress-up with his mom's credit card, except it's a grown man obsessed with gaudy Pre Victorian age royalty and the credit card is the national budget of his nation. I can't believe he didn't get laughed out of his coronation for how ridiculous he looks

    • @boywonder8114
      @boywonder8114 4 роки тому +1

      Me Too. DAMN that's SAD!!!
      So people Are Screwed MENTALLY!!!!!!

    • @-gemberkoekje-5547
      @-gemberkoekje-5547 4 роки тому

      Why, you have nothing to do with him

  • @curlycookguy
    @curlycookguy 4 роки тому +92

    The correct title is "Africa's biggest clown in history"

    • @stefan6347
      @stefan6347 4 роки тому +7

      To be fair, Kings are usually the biggest clowns in history.
      Looking at you Henry The VIII.

    • @hebanker3372
      @hebanker3372 4 роки тому +3

      @@stefan6347 Henry the VIII was at least creative.He gave the Vatican the finger and formed his own church.

    • @OlusCorner
      @OlusCorner 4 роки тому

      😂

    • @MrRabbit772
      @MrRabbit772 3 роки тому

      I feel like some racist should make a Obama reference to that. I mean Obama was American born and not a stupid clown. But a decent president but someone has to point it out

  • @jetlag411
    @jetlag411 3 роки тому +22

    This is the kind of stuff I watch when I'm supposed to prepare for an exam coming up.

  • @tamiweinberg8755
    @tamiweinberg8755 4 роки тому +137

    I don't know, it kind of broke my heart to hear how no one came to his party 😔

    • @MeinGoobbyXI
      @MeinGoobbyXI 3 роки тому +12

      Thats the only thing I was sad about..the rest..well no

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 3 роки тому +5

      Like Hirohito would ever step foot on that country

    • @diguiolainc7930
      @diguiolainc7930 3 роки тому +4

      "They were jealous of him. He had an empire and they didn't"

    • @deathskunk3
      @deathskunk3 3 роки тому +2

      yeah and the he considered himself above all a friend of France and then France backstabbed him. Hurts me to

    • @reimufumo4465
      @reimufumo4465 Рік тому

      >implying actual monarchs like Hirohito and Pahlavi would actually take him seriously instead dismissing him as some Nutjob African dude with a extreme case of NPD lmao.

  • @MrJonojono34
    @MrJonojono34 4 роки тому +425

    you would think if Bokassa loved all things French he would avoid becoming a monarch 😂 was never going to end well was it? very interesting video!

    • @sharefactor
      @sharefactor 4 роки тому +17

      Emperor, not monarch

    • @basedkaiser5352
      @basedkaiser5352 3 роки тому +32

      Emperor. We love our emperors here in France. Napoleon was our true leader.

    • @Ch-ew9tm
      @Ch-ew9tm 3 роки тому +29

      @@sharefactor an emperor is a monarch

    • @ghirahimlefabuleux8984
      @ghirahimlefabuleux8984 3 роки тому +13

      @@Ch-ew9tm Yes but it does not have the same meaning in France.
      Also the idea that the revolution ended the monarchy is false. We had two emperors and three kings after the Revolution.

    • @bobthebuilder3615
      @bobthebuilder3615 3 роки тому +7

      from what I know is that France just really hates the bourbon monachry and likes napoleon and his son? Not sure but the napoleon who lost to Germany

  • @royboyx2
    @royboyx2 4 роки тому +96

    Perhaps, rather than "new and authentic", new African leaders should work on being reasonable and just.

    • @TsaiSigh
      @TsaiSigh 4 роки тому +25

      legkip legkip no offense, but that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

    • @gamerito100
      @gamerito100 4 роки тому +21

      legkip legkip Yeah, sure, let's take out any incentive and regulation and go back to the tribal age, then be slaughtered by our neighbors at night, with some being sold as slaves, sounds great...

    • @michaelheery6303
      @michaelheery6303 4 роки тому

      ...no hope...

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 4 роки тому +6

      legkip legkip
      Humans naturally form their own hierarchies and social structures, that is why they sprung up in the first place. Destroying the ones in place would only result in temporary confusion and, well, anarchy, until another authority comes and takes it’s place. It is the natural way of things. People of naive and unintelligent thinking like you would be the ones who would need an authority to hold their hand the most.

    • @jghifiversveiws8729
      @jghifiversveiws8729 4 роки тому

      @@gamerito100 I don't think that's what happened in that age. But not having governments doesn't sound like the right move to make.

  • @dlasky
    @dlasky 3 роки тому +84

    Reminds me of the Swahili saying "Masikini akipata, matako hulia mbwata" which translates to "When the poor gets [a fortune], his butt cheeks clap"

    • @MastaGambit
      @MastaGambit 3 роки тому +13

      W H A T

    • @MM-bx4iv
      @MM-bx4iv 3 роки тому +10

      What does this even mean?? 😭😭😭✋✋

    • @nabadraadshe
      @nabadraadshe 3 роки тому +6

      What a stupid saying !

    • @junichiroyamashita
      @junichiroyamashita 3 роки тому

      What would that mean?

    • @dlasky
      @dlasky 3 роки тому +18

      @@junichiroyamashita SInce a lot of you are asking for the meaning, here is my interpretation :
      First the context, it's an old Swahili saying. It means that when people who aren't used to having wealth get it, they become greedy. The poor person will overindulge in food, they get fat to the point that their butts make a sound while they walk (the humor of the butt clap sound is lost in the translation). Back then fat people were not common and they were stereotyped as greedy with no control of how much food they eat.
      This is just my interpretation. Like most sayings, there could be many other interpretations.

  • @kap5571
    @kap5571 4 роки тому +43

    I'm ashamed to be african. Tho I'm not from this particular country, the self hate and detrimental mentality of our people is a never ending disease. History is already repeating itself with the Chinese interests of our continent. We never rise as a collective, it's always an individual standing on top of the rest. Our 'leaders' can not compete against other people in this world, so they compete against their own people in classism. We are crabs in a bucket. We are regressing, and I can see everyday.

    • @elcapibararoto517
      @elcapibararoto517 4 роки тому +1

      Preach

    • @successfulpeople
      @successfulpeople 4 роки тому +6

      Isn't it self hate when you said you are ashamed to be African?

    • @theturkanabus3610
      @theturkanabus3610 4 роки тому

      @@successfulpeople is he supposed to be proud about people like Bokassa?

    • @successfulpeople
      @successfulpeople 4 роки тому +2

      @@theturkanabus3610 He didn't say he was ashamed to be a tyrant. Have you heard of Mandela, Sankara,, Balewa, Nkurma, Azikwe, Anta Diop, and many many more heroes he could be proud. He could have said he is ashamed of this tyrant

    • @theturkanabus3610
      @theturkanabus3610 4 роки тому +1

      @@successfulpeople he should be proud of Nelson Mandela?
      Ignorance is bliss

  • @josefmuller86
    @josefmuller86 3 роки тому +57

    When you can not beat France, become french.

    • @skyjuiceification
      @skyjuiceification 3 роки тому

      ..................................................its that true? did this happen because he could not beat France sherlock? ...France had been pushed out as a colonial power by then, do u not know that. they literally did beat France, as anyone could. stop playing on the web now.

    • @skyjuiceification
      @skyjuiceification 3 роки тому +1

      This was never about French power over the region so much as its continued influence to the detriment of its peoples. the wanting to be like cold greedy thieves from Europe is what is sad.

    • @josefmuller86
      @josefmuller86 3 роки тому +3

      @@skyjuiceification this comment is more about the French influence on Bokassa's personal life, not the entire region, from where the French had already retreated

  • @bcube865
    @bcube865 4 роки тому +69

    This channel is absolutely golden. One of the best finds in the latest months. Keep going. I binged your channel. YT is lacking African edu channels.

  • @adjieluhur3356
    @adjieluhur3356 3 роки тому +17

    "emperor of central africa by the will of central africa...."
    I dont think the people are willing to make you the emperor bud....you just wasted quarters of your economy

  • @newjerseyselfdefense6199
    @newjerseyselfdefense6199 4 роки тому +63

    🤦🏾‍♂️the self hate and delusion is STRONG in this one.

    • @user-oq2rk7ep8f
      @user-oq2rk7ep8f 4 роки тому +3

      Because the Europeans instill that in the countries they colonised.

    • @swaythegod5812
      @swaythegod5812 3 роки тому

      To fair If your gonna pick a person too admire why not the greatest Warrior emperor to ever live in the history of the world
      Obviously he went too far
      But Just because you admire another culture and you take and learn from it to add to your own only makes you stronger
      For example jazz music witch comes from black culture in the United States takes influence from French Spanish and British
      folk music European cultures they ended up making something new that’s part of there own culture

  • @RamdomView
    @RamdomView 4 роки тому +59

    Tip: When emulating a major figure, do so while understanding what made them great. Otherwise, you'll look like a fool.

  • @Garbeaux.
    @Garbeaux. 3 роки тому +26

    This reminds me of what Churchill said about Hitler. That Hitler wanted the empire of Napoleon but without the wars. Seems the same can be said about Bokassa.
    Edit: The Shah of Iran made the same mistake as Bokassa. Holding a lavish coronation costing half a billion in a temporary city built by the ruins of Persepolis. He bulldozed houses and ran out the poor who were already starving.

    • @FernandoMartinez-ho3dz
      @FernandoMartinez-ho3dz 2 роки тому +2

      It wasn’t his coronation, it was the 2,500 anniversary of the foundation of the Persian Empire.

  • @Toni-id9og
    @Toni-id9og 3 роки тому +9

    -Mom can we have Napoleon Bonaparte?
    -We have Napoleon Bonaparte at home son
    -Napoleon Bonaparte at home :

  • @clobbyhops
    @clobbyhops 4 роки тому +53

    This is why Africa can’t move forward in prosperity, unity and love

  • @VimalKumar-ew1fk
    @VimalKumar-ew1fk 4 роки тому +10

    I loved the narration. It is really good.

  • @agberodongetinternet8651
    @agberodongetinternet8651 4 роки тому +10

    i cant thank you enough for teaching me about my beautiful continent

  • @Vespasiaan
    @Vespasiaan 3 роки тому +32

    When your homie makes his first mixtape.

  • @thinkoutlowd2909
    @thinkoutlowd2909 4 роки тому +92

    It amazes me how black leaders anywhere around the world never invest in educating the youth or uplifting its people

    • @E-D-E2704
      @E-D-E2704 4 роки тому +6

      All dictators keep the citizens ignorant because to educate the people would be giving the people wisdom and power. This is the golden rule in any dictatorship.

    • @treehousekohtao
      @treehousekohtao 4 роки тому +5

      You dont hear about the good black leaders, what about Botswana?

    • @KaiTheKool
      @KaiTheKool 4 роки тому +4

      What about Thomas Sankara?

    • @danielb6505
      @danielb6505 4 роки тому

      Jesus Christ is Lord and he loves you all soo much! The Lord is coming soon! Tomorrow is not promised! There IS A point where it's too late! Get saved before it's too late! He came to free you from addictions, torment from demons, the fear of death, the bondage of sin, ON YOUR VERY LIFE, FOR YOUR VERY LIFE AND SOUL! HE DIED ON THE CROSS AND ROSE FOR US! HE CAN FREE YOU! God hates the sin, yet he loves the sinner, You! Don't let this choice of dismissing him end up being the eternal choice of YOUR FUTURE, YOUR STORY, YOUR ETERNITY, OUR Lord loves you! Get under his covering before the storm hits! So that when he returns you will see your Lord, Saviour, and Friend! Instead of seeing a foe like satan and his hordes of demons will! For their time at that moment will be up! They are already condemned, do not be among them and their followers!
      John 3:16‭-‬18 KJV
      For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
      bible.com/1/jhn.3.16-18.KJV
      Romans 10:9‭-‬11 KJV
      That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
      bible.com/1/rom.10.9-11.KJV
      John 14:6 KJV
      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
      bible.com/bible/1/vjhn.14.6.KJV
      Ephesians 2:8‭-‬9 KJV
      For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
      bible.com/bible/1/eph.2.8-9.KJV
      Romans 10:17 KJV
      So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.10.17.KJV
      1 Peter 3:21 NLT
      And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
      bible.com/bible/116/1pe.3.21.NLT
      Mark 1:15 KJV
      And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      bible.com/bible/1/mrk.1.15.KJV
      Romans 3:23 KJV
      For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.3.23.KJV
      Mark 16:15‭-‬20 KJV
      And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
      bible.com/bible/1/mrk.16.15-20.KJV
      Romans 3:29 KJV
      Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.3.29.KJV
      2 Peter 3:8‭-‬9 KJV
      But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      bible.com/bible/1/2pe.3.8-9.KJV
      Matthew 24:1‭-‬39 KJV
      And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
      bible.com/bible/1/mat.24.1-39.KJV
      Matthew 6:9‭-‬15 KJV
      After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
      bible.com/bible/1/mat.6.9-15.KJV
      (How to receive the gift of The Holy Spirit)
      Acts 2:38 KJV
      Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
      bible.com/bible/1/act.2.38.KJV
      Feel free to copy this message and send it to others, Jesus Christ is coming soon! To him be all The Honor, The Glory, and The Praise unto The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords! God Bless you!

    • @danielb6505
      @danielb6505 4 роки тому

      @Grim Reaper Jesus Christ is Lord and he loves you all soo much! The Lord is coming soon! Tomorrow is not promised! There IS A point where it's too late! Get saved before it's too late! He came to free you from addictions, torment from demons, the fear of death, the bondage of sin, ON YOUR VERY LIFE, FOR YOUR VERY LIFE AND SOUL! HE DIED ON THE CROSS AND ROSE FOR US! HE CAN FREE YOU! God hates the sin, yet he loves the sinner, You! Don't let this choice of dismissing him end up being the eternal choice of YOUR FUTURE, YOUR STORY, YOUR ETERNITY, OUR Lord loves you! Get under his covering before the storm hits! So that when he returns you will see your Lord, Saviour, and Friend! Instead of seeing a foe like satan and his hordes of demons will! For their time at that moment will be up! They are already condemned, do not be among them and their followers!
      John 3:16‭-‬18 KJV
      For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
      bible.com/1/jhn.3.16-18.KJV
      Romans 10:9‭-‬11 KJV
      That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
      bible.com/1/rom.10.9-11.KJV
      John 14:6 KJV
      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
      bible.com/bible/1/vjhn.14.6.KJV
      Ephesians 2:8‭-‬9 KJV
      For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
      bible.com/bible/1/eph.2.8-9.KJV
      Romans 10:17 KJV
      So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.10.17.KJV
      1 Peter 3:21 NLT
      And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
      bible.com/bible/116/1pe.3.21.NLT
      Mark 1:15 KJV
      And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      bible.com/bible/1/mrk.1.15.KJV
      Romans 3:23 KJV
      For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.3.23.KJV
      Mark 16:15‭-‬20 KJV
      And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
      bible.com/bible/1/mrk.16.15-20.KJV
      Romans 3:29 KJV
      Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
      bible.com/bible/1/rom.3.29.KJV
      2 Peter 3:8‭-‬9 KJV
      But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      bible.com/bible/1/2pe.3.8-9.KJV
      Matthew 24:1‭-‬39 KJV
      And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
      bible.com/bible/1/mat.24.1-39.KJV
      Matthew 6:9‭-‬15 KJV
      After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
      bible.com/bible/1/mat.6.9-15.KJV
      (How to receive the gift of The Holy Spirit)
      Acts 2:38 KJV
      Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
      bible.com/bible/1/act.2.38.KJV
      Feel free to copy this message and send it to others, Jesus Christ is coming soon! To him be all The Honor, The Glory, and The Praise unto The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords! God Bless you!

  • @DwAboutItManFr
    @DwAboutItManFr 3 роки тому +9

    It seems he was traumatized after being crushed by an empire, and thus decided he needed to have one too.

  • @marcorock7031
    @marcorock7031 4 роки тому +18

    They are 3 major groups of vested interests in Africa. Foreign Countries, African Bureaucrats and tribal leaders. The story of Africa will always be decided by them, unless someone changes that.

    • @arushanioshaka5600
      @arushanioshaka5600 4 роки тому +4

      Tribalism has to go and so is religion

    • @marcorock7031
      @marcorock7031 4 роки тому +4

      @@arushanioshaka5600 Yes, i agree but so does the bureaucracy.

    • @unlockwithjsr
      @unlockwithjsr 4 роки тому

      Maybe the rising network of African entrepreneurs can take charge

    • @buamountain9027
      @buamountain9027 4 роки тому

      Because also the west has powerful people behind the scenes like the illuminati, industrialists, politburo,and the tribal thing that is manifested differently to suit the situation .
      Stop thinking that your superial politics has no supreme behind the scene players or I will ask you how old you are...

    • @marcorock7031
      @marcorock7031 4 роки тому +1

      @@buamountain9027 How's does what I said preclude those things you listed? Even if the Illuminati existed, they would fall under the aforementioned categories.

  • @therealistOba
    @therealistOba 10 місяців тому +1

    I have been waiting patiently for your video dear friend, all the way from nigeria, your accuracy and narrations are always on point. Thank you and God bless you🎉🎉🎉

  • @MorbidMindedManiac
    @MorbidMindedManiac 3 роки тому +13

    The editing for this video is amazing, I love how all of the images were styled like oil paintings that were drawn out and then colored in
    Great work

  • @govindsinghtomar5504
    @govindsinghtomar5504 4 роки тому +8

    Inferiority complex is disastrous for an individual and for a state. Be proud of yourself, remember your great time africa. Remember your culture and your ancestors and then use it as a fuel to grow.
    May God bless Africa. Much love from India ❤

  • @vilmospalik1480
    @vilmospalik1480 4 роки тому +23

    I don’t think he realises that his countries is in extreme poverty

  • @welldonesir3996
    @welldonesir3996 3 роки тому +7

    Love that Africa has an historian in UA-cam. Keep it up 👍

  • @jonsamuels9245
    @jonsamuels9245 4 роки тому +140

    This guy's name should be "Uncle Stockholm!" Damn!

    • @V0YAG3R
      @V0YAG3R 4 роки тому +6

      Jon Samuels Emperor Stockholm 🤴🏿

  • @loualbino5536
    @loualbino5536 4 роки тому +110

    The coronation cost how much? A true African kang. 😂😂😂

    • @FuturePsychNurse
      @FuturePsychNurse 4 роки тому +3

      lou Albino I fell out when I read Kang!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @DutchBane
      @DutchBane 4 роки тому +2

      Imagine if he build himself a pyramid😂

    • @marticus1642
      @marticus1642 4 роки тому +2

      Karen Cole oh shit a black Karen

    • @vortexstar
      @vortexstar 4 роки тому

      Hate to say it but elitist are a joke. Sick joke.

    • @marticus1642
      @marticus1642 4 роки тому

      Follow the Damn Train /Neonblade I actually met a black girl named becky 😂😂

  • @AfricanBiographics
    @AfricanBiographics 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks NewAfrica. This was an insightful and informative video. I never knew about this guy.

  • @AlexVanChezlaw
    @AlexVanChezlaw 3 роки тому +130

    The dude achieved his dreams and goals tho, more than the rest can say

    • @dangerjoe8911
      @dangerjoe8911 3 роки тому +10

      You get it. Everyone would want zo be emperor, that guy just went through with it at all costs.

    • @Glumbus1
      @Glumbus1 3 роки тому +4

      @Chimino Pulverman kek

    • @MastaGambit
      @MastaGambit 3 роки тому +13

      Those "dreams and goals" of his were only created through the figurative and somewhat quite literal destruction of his young life. They were created through the absolute destruction of his spirit. That's what colonialism did to him. He internalized the power and dominance of the french into his psyche just to keep his soul alive.

    • @uniuni8855
      @uniuni8855 3 роки тому +3

      By torturing his fellow men and licking the french 🥖

  • @enzo_za4847
    @enzo_za4847 4 роки тому +75

    Another "Uncle Ruckas"
    So embarrassing

    • @privateuser7
      @privateuser7 4 роки тому +4

      How is it embarrassing? His country failed hard for many years and continues to fail, so he tried to emulate a successful country. It may not have worked but can you blame him for trying ? I can see his perspective

    • @canogaparque818
      @canogaparque818 4 роки тому +2

      @@privateuser7 problem is he tried so hard to be white

    • @billtalker3843
      @billtalker3843 4 роки тому +3

      You’re an Uncle Ruckas too unless you stop speaking a European language

  • @VOLRAK1
    @VOLRAK1 4 роки тому +17

    Every corner of earth emulates and is influenced by European ideals. The problem is he would suck as a leader regardless.

    • @semdavidanger
      @semdavidanger 4 роки тому

      True because Europeans are pragmatic and practical bu nature

    • @Edmonton-of2ec
      @Edmonton-of2ec 4 роки тому +1

      Sem Alvarez That’s just how humans work in general. We are all inherently selfish beings to the bottom. Beyond our own minds, our bodies may not put our survival above that others, but we will all put our prosperity above others. It’s a sad truth, but you can’t fundamentally change human nature

    • @kusalg
      @kusalg 4 роки тому

      @@semdavidanger likewise to be pragmatic, people should only seek to emulate whats good about some culture, and understand where the reference falls short. Unlike in this case.

  • @ahmedomar4173
    @ahmedomar4173 4 роки тому +16

    This is very well done. I'm from sudan and you were absolutely right about the miryad of African dictators and the self defeating mindset that plagued many Africans. It's unfortunate but things are hopefully changing for the better. Great video💯👌🏽

  • @juliuswilliams4447
    @juliuswilliams4447 2 роки тому

    Thanks!