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How to fly and usually live African Dictators
English photographer Nick Glace about 3 years filming the interiors of aircraft of African dictators. Their names do not call the photographer, but it is rumored that it was, for example, the King of Swaziland, Nigeria's president and the head of Zimbabwe.
Photos of African rulers aircraft interiors were presented in English Brighton Festival. Nick Glace, who spent about 3 years at these pictures, admitted that the harmonization of permits for filming each of the objects he initially took about 3 months. But then Glace previous picture showed one of the African kings. He immediately agreed to the filming of his flying palace - "to show the world that his aircraft is not worse than the neighbor." In addition, once the dictator got exclusive information, it looks like its rival aircraft for flashy luxury. Later Glace used this tactic.
While the majority of black African Negroes dying of poverty and disease, their rulers trimmed their planes literally gold. The reasons for such a flashy luxury in 2002, explained the King of Swaziland Mswati III : «Luxury airplane is needed to improve the state's prestige and attraction of foreign investments»
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Glace says that the cheapest plane (with trim) taken from them was worth about 100 million. Dollars. But most devices treated at 300-400 mln. Dollars. They got off gold, hides, their walls were Impressionist paintings worth several million dollars. According Glace, the main routes of African dictators have flights to Europe, mainly in France, Switzerland and England. Back planes flew scored clothing haute couture, art and expensive wines.
However, the lifestyle of the rulers of Africa is considered the norm there. As in other underdeveloped and colonial countries, flashy wealth increases the prestige of the dictator and the people's love for him. So, for example, looks house the dictator Mugabe of Zimbabwe:
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Photos of African rulers aircraft interiors were presented in English Brighton Festival. Nick Glace, who spent about 3 years at these pictures, admitted that the harmonization of permits for filming each of the objects he initially took about 3 months. But then Glace previous picture showed one of the African kings. He immediately agreed to the filming of his flying palace - "to show the world that his aircraft is not worse than the neighbor." In addition, once the dictator got exclusive information, it looks like its rival aircraft for flashy luxury. Later Glace used this tactic.
While the majority of black African Negroes dying of poverty and disease, their rulers trimmed their planes literally gold. The reasons for such a flashy luxury in 2002, explained the King of Swaziland Mswati III : «Luxury airplane is needed to improve the state's prestige and attraction of foreign investments»
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Glace says that the cheapest plane (with trim) taken from them was worth about 100 million. Dollars. But most devices treated at 300-400 mln. Dollars. They got off gold, hides, their walls were Impressionist paintings worth several million dollars. According Glace, the main routes of African dictators have flights to Europe, mainly in France, Switzerland and England. Back planes flew scored clothing haute couture, art and expensive wines.
However, the lifestyle of the rulers of Africa is considered the norm there. As in other underdeveloped and colonial countries, flashy wealth increases the prestige of the dictator and the people's love for him. So, for example, looks house the dictator Mugabe of Zimbabwe:
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