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Late Togo dictator's son seeks presidency
Apr 22 2005 10:19PM (CT)
LOME, Togo (AP) - The father was Africa's longest-reigning dictator, ordered his enemies executed, and claimed to be chosen by God. Now his son is running for president of Togo in a weekend vote already shadowed by violence, with protesters threatening to die fighting if the family of the late dictator Gnassingbe Eyadema maintains its stranglehold on this West African country.
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Italy returns piece of Ethiopia obelisk
Apr 22 2005 5:45PM (CT)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The second of three giant parts of Ethiopia's 1,700-year-old Axum obelisk looted by Benito Mussolini's troops was welcomed home Friday.
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Togo interim leader: Elections will go on
Apr 22 2005 11:41AM (CT)
LOME, Togo (AP) - Togo's interim head of state vowed presidential elections will go ahead Sunday _ and fired his security minister who had called for the ballot to be canceled because of fears of bloodshed.
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