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When I was finished reading both and God’s Bits of Wood I had a better understanding of the strong relationship between the African people and their leaders. Even though and Ihamim Bakayoko became leaders by different means, they displayed a lot of similarities. was a king, so the people had to obey him because of his status. However his subjects did not follow him for that reason, they listened to because he was a good leader. As a wise African leader, ruled in consultation. ’s number one consultant was his griot, Balla Fasseke. As D.T. Niane said griots know the history of kings and their kingdoms, which is why they are the best advisors of kings because whoever knows the history of ...

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battle with Soumaoro. That evening Balla Fasseke sat down with and discussed everything with him from the history of the Mali to his role as a leader. Finally ’s dedication to consultation was obvious when the fighting finally ceased. Instead of keeping all the land he acquired for himself, returned it to the leaders. He also set a system up whereby all the leaders would get together and discuss their problems. Ihamim Bakayoko was not a king. He was not even a member of the union, but people listened to him and wanted him for their spokesman. I think they listened to him for two reasons. He was a good speaker who showed leadership qualities. Also, they thought he was a little better than them because he knew French. Ihamim Bakayoko, like , ruled in consultation. For example, when there were problems concerning the strike that needed to be resolved, the people in the union would assemble and discuss it among themselves. Another example is when Bakayoko went to talk with the railway ...

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Added: 4/28/2005 07:45:50 AM
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