"1st, we had slavery, although it was officially abolish for over 100years...
After, we had independence, and hope...
...soon cut off by a tremendous a repressive stalinistic regime of one man...
Then there was 'democracy'...
...and soon after, the same man returned, now a converted 'democrat'...
Are things getting any better?
Oil has been found, the Country could get rich!
But no! Some people did, other got poorer and poorer...
I wonder: Independence for what?... For a new elite of scoundrels, much much worse then the colonial masters?..."

This was over 24 years ago, I'm sure this expressive gentleman is dead now.
In a place he cannot suffer anymore....