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Think supreme leaders have it easy? Sure, there are perks: Private jets, chauffeured limousines, fawning valets--not to mention box seats at the national theater, but the unexpected uprising can sometimes force a king or kingpin to skedaddle from his homeland in a hurry. Before making off to the secret airstrip lugging suitcases stuffed with cash, some rulers on the run carefully select their destination. Others end up like Panama's former head honcho, Manuel Noriega. Prior to the 1990 US invasion, the pizza-faced Generalissimo spurned an invitation of sanctuary from Spain. And now, instead of lunching al fresco on the Costa del Sol, Noriega dines in a dank 12 x 9 foot cell at the Miami Correctional Center.Of course, not all exiled leaders are ousted for the better -- look at the Dalai Lama.
Suspected war criminal Radovan Karadzic may face a similar fate--If UN forces can track down the Bosnian Serb President. Click on the leader's name to learn where he landed. After all, it's always nice to meet your new neighbors. by david wallis
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