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Word: abdusalam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1998-1998
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...simply unaccounted for--probably doled out to military leaders and elites. For his part, Abacha routinely imprisoned or executed his political opposition, including the writer and minority-rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was hanged in November 1995. Now Abacha has been replaced by another military leader, Major General Abdusalam Abubakar. It is still too early to know whether Abubakar is another dictator or a bridge between Abacha and democracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nigeria's Orphan | 6/22/1998 | See Source »

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