Although nowadays associated with the generally hawkish Hoover Institution that he created at Stanford University, Hoover was the last elected president from the strain of the GOP now dubbed extreme.

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Although the Gelede has nowadays adapted to a more patriarchal society, the oral heritage and dances can be considered as a testimony of the former matriarchal order.

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Although less directly connected to the fortunes or otherwise of African states nowadays, Annan still watches affairs in African politics with interest and at times admiration.

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