The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.

It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.

I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Being in jail is difficult too because it's like being in a graveyard, you can't do much.

Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.