One must be frank to be relevant.

You, the foreign media, have been the companion of my people in its long and painful journey to freedom.

I know my limitations, and I don't like politics. I was only involved because of my husband.

The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.

It is not I who have been consigned to the bedroom of history.

My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the most serious coup attempt and ... many of the investors who were set to come here had to tell me that they chose to go to other countries because of the uncertainty brought about by (the coup attempt.) If that had not happened, I'm sure our economy would just be booming today.

All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.