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12 Days: Jean-Bédel Bokassa and the memory of pandemics
12 Days: Jean-Bédel Bokassa and the memory of pandemics
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
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It's New Year's Eve - switch off the Hootenanny and tune in to hear Dominic recount extraordinary tales of coups, cousins and the rise of an emperor in the Central African Republic. Later on in the podcast, Tom questions whether the current pandemic will have a more prominent role in the history books than the often disregarded Spanish flu. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Dec 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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