Word: adulsalam
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...presidential race between two southerners reflected a new consensus among the generals that rescuing the country from its dolorous economic and political condition demands transferring power to a civilian southerner. Although the current military leader, General Adulsalam Abubakar, pledged a return to democracy after taking power last June, a skeptical electorate may take some convincing - after all, the military simply annulled the results of the last presidential election in 1993. Turnout was below 20 percent in some regions during last weekend's legislative poll -- and even then there were allegations of irregularities. Although Saturday's turnout was far larger, restoring...
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