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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 27 > Zimbabwe’s army violently seized control of diamonds, report says

Zimbabwe’s army violently seized control of diamonds, report says

By Celia W. Dugger / The Bulletin
June 27, 2009

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe’s military, controlled by President Robert Mugabe’s political party, violently took over diamond fields in Zimbabwe last year and has used the illicit revenues to buy the loyalty of restive soldiers and enrich party leaders, Human Rights....

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