Lai Ram's estrangement from his family is the biggest tragedy of his forced exile in an unknown land.
It's been almost two years since the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, was forced into exile.
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Her opponent, Jose Serra, also suffered persecution during Brazil's military rule and was forced into exile during the 1960s.
Taylor was forced into exile in Nigeria in 2003 after the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (Lurd) rebel movement laid siege to Monrovia.
Known then simply as Philip -- he had no official surname -- he was forced into exile just 18 months later when the Greek monarchy was overthrown by a military revolt.
Mr Thaksin's supporters also credit him with trying to bring democracy to Thailand. (He convincingly won two elections before being forced into exile.) They believe he was usurped by a conservative, aristocratic establishment.
One of them is being forced into exile -- taking a ride on the Reading or perhaps left to shuffle along the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey, muttering about the glory days.
In Tunisia, President Ben Ali has been forced to flee into exile.
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Syngman Rhee, who became South Korea's first head of state in 1948, was forced out and died in exile in Hawaii.
He was forced to move to Dubai after Britain, his first place of exile, revoked his visa.
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And when Shia authorities in Iraq issued a fatwa last year urging Muslims to defend the country against aggressors, scholars in exile were quick to dismiss the ruling as having been forced under duress.
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