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Guinea: Embattled Conte looks to the army for support
[IndependentOnline: 2007-01-21]
Guinea President Lansana Conte called on the population and the army to remain united behind him on Sunday after days of violent protests against his rule during a crippling general strike in the West African country. Union leaders launched the 12-day-old stoppage because they say Conte, a reclusive diabetic in his 70s, is unfit to govern. Clashes between protesters and the security forces have killed at least eight people across the world's top bauxite exporter. ". . .
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