Daughter of African dictator describes life in North Korea

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New memoirs by an African woman that document her bizarre childhood living in exile in the secretive state of North Korea could shed new light on the totalitarian regime.

Monique Macias spent 15 years living in the capital Pyongyang, where her school days consisted of firing Kalashnikov rifles at the same prestigious military academy that heir apparent Kim Jong-il was educated.

Now in her 40s, Ms Macias said: 'All my childhood memories start from when I arrived on that plane in Pyongyang.

'I know how Koreans think and how to talk to them because they taught me. They made me.'

Her memoirs 'I'm Monique, From Pyongyang' are written in Korean.

The youngest child of Francisco Macias Nguema, whose reign in Equatorial Guinea ended with his trial and execution in the late 1970s, the book charts her arrival and upbringing in the communist state.

Shortly before his death, and with few friends left, Macias Nguema turned to North Korea for help and sent his wife and children to Pyongyang, where they would spend the next 15 years.

The relationship between the two fringe states was not unusual in the Cold War tension of the time.

North Korea strived to build ties with smaller nations stuck on the periphery of the splits that pitted the United States and its allies against the Soviet Union, China and other communist countries.

Being one of very few black people in Pyongyang and living in a strange country taught Ms Macias to see the world differently.


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Schooldays: Monique Macias (left) poses with the headteacher of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School after target practice on a camping trip in 1985

Bizarre childhood: Monique Macias (right) shares a toast with North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung's second wife, Kim Sung-Ae (left) in 1978

Military operation: Monique Macias (left) stands in front of the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School with her elder sister Maribelle (centre) and brother Fransico (right) during their first year at school in 1989

Holiday fever: Monique poses at the top of the Dongmyong hotel in Wonsan, eastern North Korea, during a break in August 1989

 

[88m3]

she cuts a striking figure

 

[nineteeneightysix]

She was eating

 

[Blackking]

Good thing we have more advanced technology than them, because.. they population of youth aren't soft as butter like ours. I respect their schools...

How is that pic of her 'older sister'.... That has to be a mistake because that's clearly a boy... unless they mean the british looking chick

 

[unit321]

I respect their schools...

Here in America, you can be disrespectful to teachers and get away with it. Over there, they have a zero tolerance policy. Zero tolerance.
So, the minus is the strictness. Whoop azz is the name of the game, and there is no, "we are going to sue the teachers and the schools for corporal punishment". They do not play.
The plus is they don't have juvenile detentions and teen pregnancy.

 

[Blackking]

Here in America, you can be disrespectful to teachers and get away with it. Over there, they have a zero tolerance policy. Zero tolerance.
So, the minus is the strictness. Whoop azz is the name of the game, and there is no, "we are going to sue the teachers and the schools for corporal punishment". They do not play.
The plus is they don't have juvenile detentions and teen pregnancy.

like I said...

I respect their schools. Its school, freedom and flexibility should come after age 16, before that you need lessons, knowledge, and discipline.

i had no parental guidance for most years and most people who don't end up w a life L.

 

[theworldismine13]

interesting

 

[unit321]

freedom and flexibility should come after age 16,.

Interestingly enough, you don't get freedom and flexibility in NK until you die.

 

[Blackking]

Interestingly enough, you don't get freedom and flexibility in NK until you die.

That bish look like she was eating freely....

how r u fat in a starving country??

 

[MVike28]

Meet The Playboy Son Of An African Dictator, Who Just Got In Trouble With The Justice Department

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Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, is a notorious playboy known for buying a $35 million Malibu house in cash and dating the rapper Eve.
Not bad for the presumed successor of a country that is the third-largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, but which has one of the worst human rights records in Africa and whose rulers are accused of funneling millions of dollars into their own pockets.
But now it looks like Teodoro's world—comprised of yachts, Bugattis, and Michael Jackson memorabilia—could come crashing down, according to Foreign Policy (via Curbed).
Foreign Policy's Ken Silverstein reported that after a four-year investigation into alleged extortion and laundering of $100 million in the U.S. and "theft of public funds, or other corrupt conduct" back at home, the Justice Department has filed notice of a lawsuit involving the possible seizure of his California mansion and other assets.
And French investigators just seized millions of dollars' worth of his sports cars, while the Spanish government is investigating the entire Obiang clan. Teodoro reportedly hasn't spent much time stateside recently, in part thanks to various legal actions against him.
Before it's all gone, we're taking a look inside the insane world of Teodoro.

Teodoro first came to the U.S. to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu. While tuition cost just $3,400, he managed to blow through $50,000 in the first five months before dropping out.

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Source: Foreign Policy
He is the owner of this $35 million mansion on the Malibu coast, which he paid for in cash. It was the most expensive home sold in California in 2006, and has a tennis court, swimming pool and 4-hole golf course.

Bing
Source: Foreign Policy and LA Weeklyhttp://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/22/teodorins_world?page=full
Teodoro's on the government payroll as minister of agriculture and forestry, and supposedly makes just $5,000 per month. But his home contains $60,000 worth of rugs, a $58,000 home theater and a $1,734 pair of wine glasses.

West Side Estate Agency
This isn't Teodoro's theater--we just thought it looked cool.
Source: Foreign Policy
Teodoro has had no luck becoming bicoastal. He once tried to buy a Fifth Avenue apartment, but was deemed unsuitable by the homeowners' association.

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Source: LA Weekly
His lifestyle consists largely of "sleeping, shopping and partying," Teodoro's former driver wrote in an employment suit against him. Visitors to his mansion have included Playboy bunnies, escorts and even a tiger.

Wikimedia Commons
Source: Foreign Policy
When he's in Los Angeles, one of his favorite places to party is rumored to be Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion—where else?

via ticketstothemansion.com
Source: Foreign Policy
Teodoro dated rapper Eve for a few years. He once threw her a party aboard Paul Allen's megayacht, which cost around $700,000 to rent. But she called it off in 2006 amid rumors that his father was a cannibal.

Wikipedia
Source: Bossip and Foreign Policy
Teodoro is a snappy dresser. He reportedly wears Versace, Gucci, and Dolce & Gabbana, and once bought 30 suits on a shopping spree in France.

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Source: Foreign Policy
At one point his car collection included 7 Ferraris, 5 Bentleys, 4 Rolls-Royces, 2 Lamborghinis, 2 Porsches, 2 Maybachs, and an Aston Martin, worth around $10 million. He had to rent extra garage space nearby and often matched his shoes to his ride.

Joseph Pasaoa
Source: Foreign Policy
He also owns a $38 million Gulfstream V, and recently commissioned plans for a $380 million superyacht. And at one point he owned two Nor-Tech 5000 speedboats, though one capsized on a 2009 junket in Maui.

Source: Foreign Policy
Teodoro is an avid collector of Michael Jackson memorabilia. His collection includes a white, crystal-covered glove from the King of Pop's "Bad" tour. And he's reportedly pals with Janet Jackson.

Source: Foreign Policy
Legal woes have supposedly kept Teodoro out of the U.S. lately. Fortunately, he has a beachfront estate in Equatorial Guinea. His family also has millions of dollars in assets in France and Spain, although some have been seized in recent investigations.

Wikipedia

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

That bish look like she was eating freely....

how r u fat in a starving country??

probably by being the daughter of a dictator, the rules dont apply to her

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

its interesting to see that they didnt try to make her whiten her skin or change the texture of her hair either

 

[MVike28]

Cowtow to megalomaniacal oil rich country dictators brehs...this dude is the playboy's father

 

[ZEupTWN]

That bish look like she was eating freely....

how r u fat in a starving country??

I'm pretty sure she was apart of the elite class, so you know they eating well and genetics she just looks like she naturally has weight on her...or thick curvy whatever yall claiming these days

 

[88m3]

Cowtow to megalomaniacal oil rich country dictators brehs...this dude is the playboy's father

who, the guy on the far right?