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Imelda Marcos

SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
10/29/2020

Meeting Gorbachev, Fleeing Imelda

by Astrid S. Tuminez

The contrasting political fortunes of Mikhail Gorbachev and Imelda Marcos offer a warning that public-spirited leadership is not always rewarded as much as naked personal ambition.

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Imelda Marcos

Meeting Gorbachev, Fleeing Imelda

by Astrid S. Tuminez