there was no strong, self-conscious working class which

could lead the revolutionary take-over and construct

socialism on a strong technological base, a socialism with
such high levels of production and productivity that the
power of the world capitalist economy would be
incapable of bringing it to heel
Barry Munslow

The Lybian regime started with a military coup and ended in a revolution 4
decades later

Jerry Rawlings led a military dictatorship, leading it

however towards free elections and multipartidism

Sankaras reform program drew the discontent of

traditional elites, who supported a coup that ended in
his assassination

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