{"id":470580,"date":"2015-10-19T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mereja.com\/amharic\/?p=470580"},"modified":"2015-10-19T03:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T07:32:00","slug":"%e1%8b%a8%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%88%e1%88%9d-%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%b5%e1%88%ab-%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%9d%e1%88%b5%e1%89%b1-%e1%8a%a0%e1%88%9d%e1%89%a3%e1%8c%88%e1%8a%90%e1%8a%96%e1%89%bd-%e1%8a%a5%e1%8a%93-%e1%88%9a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/470580","title":{"rendered":"\u12e8\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u12a0\u1235\u122b \u12a0\u121d\u1235\u1271 \u12a0\u121d\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u121a\u1235\u1276\u127b\u1278\u12cd \u130b\u122d \u12ed\u1270\u12cb\u12c8\u1241 ::"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u12a8\u12a5\u12eb\u1295\u12f3\u1295\u12f1 \u1275\u120d\u1245 \u1266\u1273 \u120b\u12ed \u12a8\u12f0\u1228\u1230 \u1230\u12cd \u1300\u122d\u1263\/\u130e\u1295 \u12a0\u1295\u12f2\u1275 \u1234\u1275 \u1275\u1296\u122b\u1208\u127d::\u12ed\u1263\u120b\u120d::\u1273\u12f2\u12eb \u12a8\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u12a0\u121d\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u1300\u122d\u1263\/\u130e\u1295 \u12eb\u120c\u1275 \u1234\u1276\u127d \u12a5\u1295\u12da\u1205 \u12e8\u121d\u1273\u12ed\u12cd\u1278\u12cd \u1293\u1278\u12cd::\u12ed\u1270\u12cb\u12c8\u124b\u1278\u12cd::\u1260\u1325\u1229\u121d \u12ed\u1201\u1295 \u1260\u1218\u1325\u134e \u12e8\u12a0\u121b\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u121a\u1235\u1276\u127d \u1265\u12d9 \u1309\u12f3\u12ee\u127d\u1295 \u12ed\u130b\u1348\u1323\u1209::\u12a8\u1219\u1235\u1293 \u12a5\u1293 \u12a8\u1356\u1208\u1272\u12ab \u1240\u12cd\u1235 \u1300\u121d\u122e \u12a5\u1235\u12a8 \u1263\u120e\u127b\u1278\u12cd \u1218\u121b\u1308\u1325 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u12cd\u1325\u1228\u1275 \u12a0\u12f0\u130b \u12e8\u121b\u12ed\u130b\u1348\u1321\u1275 \u130b\u122c\u1323 \u12e8\u1208\u121d::\u12e8\u1229\u12cb\u1295\u12f3\u12cb \u1240\u12f3\u121b\u12ed \u12a5\u1218\u1264\u1275 \u1303\u1294\u1275 \u12ab\u130b\u121c \u1208\u1215\u12dd\u1263\u1278\u12cd \u120b\u12ed \u12e8\u121a\u12eb\u1235\u1348\u120d\u1308\u12cd\u1295 \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u12eb\u1308\u129d \u12a5\u1295\u1245\u1235\u1243\u1234 \u1232\u12eb\u12f0\u122d\u1309 \u12e8\u1236\u122a\u12eb\u12cb \u12a0\u1235\u121b \u12a0\u120b\u1233\u12f5 \u12f0\u121e \u1260\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122b\u12ca \u1218\u1308\u1293\u129b \u134e\u1276\u12ce\u127f\u1295 \u1235\u1275\u1208\u1325\u134d \u1275\u12cd\u120b\u1208\u127d:: \u1260\u1215\u12ed\u12c8\u1275 \u12e8\u1209\u121d \u12a5\u1295\u1302 \u12a0\u1276 \u1218\u1208\u1235 \u12dc\u1293\u12ca\u121d \u12ed\u12ab\u1270\u1271 \u1290\u1260\u122d \u12a8\u12d8\u122b\u134a\u12cb \u12a8\u1240\u121b\u1293\u12cb \u121a\u1235\u1273\u1278\u12cd \u12cd\u12ed\u12d8\u122e \u12a0\u12dc\u1265 \u1218\u1235\u134d\u1295 \u130b\u122d::<\/p>\n<p>\u1260\u12da\u1205 \u120a\u1235\u1275 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u12e8\u121d\u1293\u1235\u1270\u12cb\u12cd\u1243\u1279 \u12a0\u1235\u122b\u12a0\u121d\u1235\u1275 \u12e8\u12a0\u121d\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1295 \u121a\u1235\u1276\u127d \u1265\u12e8\u1203\u1308\u122b\u1278\u12cd \u12eb\u1209 \u1270\u1243\u12cb\u121a\u12ce\u127d \u1266\u1273 \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u12ed\u12d9 \u132b\u1293 \u1260\u1218\u134d\u1320\u122d \u12e8\u1355\u122c\u1235 \u1290\u133b\u1290\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u12ed\u1235\u134b\u134b \u1290\u1240\u122d\u1233 \u1260\u1218\u1206\u1295 \u1230\u1265\u12a3\u12ca \u1218\u1265\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u12ed\u1320\u1260\u1245 \u12a5\u1295\u1245\u134b\u1275 \u1260\u1218\u134d\u1320\u122d \u1235\u120d\u1323\u1295 \u12a8\u12a5\u1303\u127d\u12cd \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u12ed\u12c8\u1323 \u12a8\u134d\u1270\u129b \u1260\u12f0\u120d \u12a5\u1293 \u130d\u134d \u1260\u121b\u1235\u134b\u134b\u1275 \u1325\u1245\u1218\u129b \u1230\u12ce\u127d\u1295 \u1260\u1218\u130d\u12db\u1275 \u12a5\u1305\u130d \u12a0\u12f0\u1308\u129b \u1218\u1295\u1308\u12f5 \u1263\u120e\u127b\u1278\u12cd \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u12a8\u1270\u1209 \u1260\u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d \u12e8\u1203\u1308\u122e\u127b\u1278\u12cd\u1295 \u1215\u12dd\u1266\u127d \u120b\u12ed \u12e8\u1300\u122d\u1263 \u1245\u121b\u120d \u1206\u1290\u12cb\u120d::<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" loaded\" title=\"Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world's dictators?In... - REUTERS\/KCNA\" src=\"http:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAfuezf.img?h=373&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=723&amp;y=277\" alt=\"Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world's dictators?&lt;p&gt;In good times and in bad, the ladies of the Dictators' Wives Club sure put up with a lot: corruption, political uprisings, and often other wives.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some, like Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame, use their position to advocate for important charitable causes in their nations.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Others, like the president of Syria's wife, Asma al-Assad, are pros at looking the other way and smiling for official Instagram photos.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For this list, we defined a dictator as a near-absolute ruler known for human-rights abuses, restrictions on freedom of the press, and oppression of opposition.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"497\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Jong-un and Ri Sol-ju, North Korea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" title=\"The first lady: A former fashion model, Ana Paula dos Santos knew her husband from her time as a fli... - Siphiwe Sibeko\/Reuters\" src=\"http:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAfu76R.img?h=373&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=404&amp;y=165\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first lady: &lt;\/strong&gt;A former fashion model, Ana Paula dos Santos knew her husband from &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.club-k.net\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=3767:quem-e-quem-ana-paula-dos-santos&amp;catid=41004:quem-e-quem&amp;Itemid=75&quot;&gt;her time as a flight attendant&lt;\/a&gt; on the Angolan version of Air Force One. She now has a degree in teaching and law and is a member of the International Steering Committee.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A diplomat &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.africa-confidential.com\/whos-who-profile\/id\/2073\/&quot;&gt;once described the president and first lady&lt;\/a&gt; as &quot;a handsome couple, elegantly and expensively dressed, looking for all the world as though they're living in southern California.&quot; The first lady received a lot of flack from the public when she announced that her son would be attending the Portuguese school in Luanda because of the &quot;bad quality&quot; of state education \u2014 something for which many people hold her husband responsible.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her husband: &lt;\/strong&gt;During President dos Santos' &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-worlds-enduring-dictators-jose-eduardo-dos-santos-angola-19-06-2011\/&quot;&gt;36 years in office&lt;\/a&gt;, he has consolidated all political power under his control. Countless atrocities, including torture and mass murders, occurred under his watch during a 27-year-long civil war. There are &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/7018226.stm&quot;&gt;still reports of torture and repression&lt;\/a&gt; of ethnic minorities going on in Angola today.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"497\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ana Paula dos Santos, wife of Angolan President Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" title=\"The Queen Consort: Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the first wife of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa... - Yousef Allan\/Reuters\" src=\"http:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAfu4UI.img?h=373&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=304&amp;y=126\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Queen Consort:&lt;\/strong&gt; Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the first wife of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Aside from being a devoted mother to their four children \u2014 one of whom is the crown prince \u2014 Ibrahim Al Khalifa is an &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.gccwomen.org\/2011\/11\/hh-sheikha-sabika-bint-ibrahim\/&quot;&gt;outspoken activist for women's and children's rights&lt;\/a&gt;, both in Bahrain and around the world, having addressed the UN General Assembly about these issues.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She serves as the head of the Supreme Council for Women in Bahrain, encouraging women to vote in the country, and is also the chief patron of the Society for Women and Children in Bahrain.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her husband:&lt;\/strong&gt; The country has been run by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783. Hamad &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/files.bici.org.bh\/BICIreportEN.pdf&quot;&gt;declared himself king in 2002&lt;\/a&gt;, previously holding the title of Emir, meaning &quot;commander.&quot; After an uprising against him in 2011, Amnesty International &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-20401228&quot;&gt;condemned the failure of the Bahraini government&lt;\/a&gt; amid &quot;spiraling repression,&quot; including banning all public gatherings and rallies, revoking citizenship of those who speak out, and torturing both adults and children. Bahrain remains backed by the US, though the State Department has&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/26414.htm&quot;&gt;encouraged&lt;\/a&gt; political dialogue.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"497\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" title=\"The first lady:Known as a trendsetter (there's even a Tumblr devoted to her famously tall hair-do), ... - AP Photo\/Gregorio Borgia, Pool\" src=\"http:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAfu9yu.img?h=373&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=1173&amp;y=339\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first lady:&lt;\/strong&gt;Known as a trendsetter (&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/chantalbiyahair.tumblr.com\/&quot;&gt;there's even a Tumblr&lt;\/a&gt; devoted to her famously tall hair-do), the first lady of Cameroon is very social and has met Michelle Obama, Paris Hilton, and Pope Francis. Biya&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/zandile-blay\/michelle-obama-finally-ge_b_301645.html&quot;&gt;has been quoted as saying&lt;\/a&gt; that her favorite European designers are Dior and Chanel, and many of the pieces in her wardrobe are custom-made.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thirty-eight years her husband's junior, Biya is also a member of African Synergy, a club that addresses solutions to HIV and AIDS in Cameroon, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her husband:&lt;\/strong&gt; President Biya has been in office for more than 30 years, and in 2008 he &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-worlds-enduring-dictators-paul-biya-cameroon-19-06-2011\/&quot;&gt;removed restrictions on term limits&lt;\/a&gt; so that he could run for office indefinitely. His state security forces have been accused of executing protestors and using other means of violence and oppression to prevent political opposition. A recent report from Africa Review found that Biya &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/africas-richest-leaders-paul-biya-mohammed-vi-among-highest-paid-1519119&quot;&gt;has a salary&lt;\/a&gt; that is nearly 229 times more than the average for his country.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"497\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chantal Biya, wife of Cameroonian President Paul Biya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"loaded\" title=\"The first lady: Hinda D\u00e9by is considered the &quot;new first lady,&quot; or &quot;fourth lady&quot; of Chad (or thirteen... - Karel Prinsloo\/AP\" src=\"http:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AAfujBR.img?h=373&amp;w=624&amp;m=6&amp;q=60&amp;o=f&amp;l=f&amp;x=579&amp;y=184\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The first lady: &lt;\/strong&gt;Hinda D\u00e9by is considered &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/05\/01\/AR2006050101503.html&quot;&gt;the &quot;new first lady,&quot; or &quot;fourth lady&quot; of Chad&lt;\/a&gt; (or thirteenth, depending on whom you ask), as her husband has been married many times. She is, however, well-loved, renowned for her beauty, and perhaps the best-known of the president's wives.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The fashionable and highly-educated D\u00e9by serves as her husband's stenographer and &quot;helps advise me with every single decision I make,&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/05\/01\/AR2006050101503.html&quot;&gt;President D\u00e9by Itno is quoted as saying&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her husband: &lt;\/strong&gt;President D\u00e9by Itno, whose government is US-backed, came into power &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-worlds-enduring-dictators-idriss-deby-chad-19-06-2011\/&quot;&gt;when he led a military coup&lt;\/a&gt; that overthrew his predecessor in 1990. He has largely run unchallenged in subsequent elections since he took office. He played a key role in escalating a bloody proxy war between Chad and Sudan throughout the 2000s.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"497\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hinda D\u00e9by, wife of Chadian President Idriss D\u00e9by Itno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ae\/news\/photos\/dictators-wives-meet-15-women-married-to-the-worlds-biggest-despots\/ss-AAfzdDN?ocid=SK2MDHP#image=5\">\u12dd\u122d\u12dd\u1229\u1295 \u12ed\u1205\u1295\u1295 \u12ed\u132b\u1291<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u12a8\u12a5\u12eb\u1295\u12f3\u1295\u12f1 \u1275\u120d\u1245 \u1266\u1273 \u120b\u12ed \u12a8\u12f0\u1228\u1230 \u1230\u12cd \u1300\u122d\u1263\/\u130e\u1295 \u12a0\u1295\u12f2\u1275 \u1234\u1275 \u1275\u1296\u122b\u1208\u127d::\u12ed\u1263\u120b\u120d::\u1273\u12f2\u12eb \u12a8\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u12a0\u121d\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u1300\u122d\u1263\/\u130e\u1295 \u12eb\u120c\u1275 \u1234\u1276\u127d \u12a5\u1295\u12da\u1205 \u12e8\u121d\u1273\u12ed\u12cd\u1278\u12cd \u1293\u1278\u12cd::\u12ed\u1270\u12cb\u12c8\u124b\u1278\u12cd::\u1260\u1325\u1229\u121d \u12ed\u1201\u1295 \u1260\u1218\u1325\u134e \u12e8\u12a0\u121b\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u121a\u1235\u1276\u127d \u1265\u12d9 \u1309\u12f3\u12ee\u127d\u1295 \u12ed\u130b\u1348\u1323\u1209::\u12a8\u1219\u1235\u1293 \u12a5\u1293 \u12a8\u1356\u1208\u1272\u12ab \u1240\u12cd\u1235 \u1300\u121d\u122e \u12a5\u1235\u12a8 \u1263\u120e\u127b\u1278\u12cd \u1218\u121b\u1308\u1325 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u12cd\u1325\u1228\u1275 \u12a0\u12f0\u130b \u12e8\u121b\u12ed\u130b\u1348\u1321\u1275 \u130b\u122c\u1323 \u12e8\u1208\u121d::\u12e8\u1229\u12cb\u1295\u12f3\u12cb \u1240\u12f3\u121b\u12ed &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/470580\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u12e8\u12a0\u1208\u121d \u12a0\u1235\u122b \u12a0\u121d\u1235\u1271 \u12a0\u121d\u1263\u1308\u1290\u1296\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u121a\u1235\u1276\u127b\u1278\u12cd \u130b\u122d \u12ed\u1270\u12cb\u12c8\u1241 ::<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,22,24],"tags":[548,549,18,31,370],"class_list":["post-470580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amharic","category-amharic-news-2","category-ethiopian-news","tag-dictators","tag-dictators-wives-meet-15-women-married-to-the-worlds-biggest-despots","tag-ethiopia","tag-minilik-salsawi","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.net\/amharic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}