Title: Épouses et concubines de chefs d'État africains
First published: 2008
Description: A great book depicting African First Ladies who married dictators "Blue Beard" and/or have become "Blue Beard" themselves: Idi Amin's wives, Obiang, etc. As the BBC puts it, a view of Africa's powerful ladies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/focus_magazine/news/story/2009/03/090316_content_details_apr-jun09.shtml
Subjects: Biography, Concubinage, Heads of state, Politics and government, Relations with women, Social conditions, Spouses of heads of state, Women
Places: Africa
People: Chantal Biya, Chantal Compaoré, Henriette Bédié, Henriette Condé, Janet Museweni, Lucy Kibaki, Maryam Abacha, Simone Gbagbo, Thérèse Houphouet
Time periods: 1960-, 1960-2007
LC classification: DT18 .S23 2008