Word: draogo
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Their worries are well founded. As most eyes were focused on Chad last week, a Marxist who has expressed open admiration for Gaddafi overthrew the pro-Western government of President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo in nearby Upper Volta. Street fighting in the capital city of Ouagadougou left five dead and 15 wounded. Ouédraogo was replaced by a "National Council of Revolution" headed by Thomas Sankara, 35, a brash, charismatic army captain. In the past, Libya has also made trouble by attempting to undermine pro-Western governments in Niger, Senegal and Tunisia...
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