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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 24 > Coup follows death of dictator in Guinea

Coup follows death of dictator in Guinea


December 24, 2008

CONAKRY, Guinea — A military group seized control of the airwaves in mineral-rich Guinea and declared a coup Tuesday after the death of the West African country’s dictator, one of the continent’s last strongmen. The turmoil raises the prospect of violence flaring in....

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