Guinean first ladies and big (political) business
The wives of (former) heads of state form an important part of the political elite in Guinea, considerably shaping the country’s sociopolitical and economic past and present.
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Michelle Engeler is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Basel and the author of Youth and the State in Guinea: Meandering Lives (2019, transcript).
The wives of (former) heads of state form an important part of the political elite in Guinea, considerably shaping the country’s sociopolitical and economic past and present.