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...SWORN IN. FAURE GNASSINGB?, 39, son of Eyadema Gnassingb?, Togo's kleptocratic dictator for 38 years before his death in February; as President of Togo; in Togo's capital, Lom?. Gnassingb?'s election, in polls marred by violence that prompted more than 20,000 citizens to flee the tiny West African nation, has raised concerns that he will adopt his father's oppressive style of governance. Opposition leader Emmanuel Bob Akitani rejected the results, claiming the vote was rigged, and declared himself President. He promised last week that he and his supporters will "fight with [their] lives if necessary...
DIED. GNASSINGBE EYADEMA, 69, President of Togo; of a heart attack; in Piya, Togo. A former army colonel who came to power in a military coup in 1967, he was Africa's longest-serving ruler. With the threat of turmoil in the wake of his sudden death, Togo's military high command named his son Faure Eyadema to succeed...
...went to Togo, where opposing leaders had ended months of violence by announcing a political accord and a firm election schedule the day I arrived. I consulted for hours with President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Prime Minister Joseph Kokou Koffigoh and leaders of the major political parties. Although accused of serious human-rights violations in the past, Eyadema led all the others in urging me to help assemble a body of international observers to ensure that honest elections are held as scheduled in December. This is an encouraging sign that often delayed plans for multiparty democracy will be completed. Togo will soon...
...early morning sunlight, he was spotted huddled beneath the steering wheel by one of the mutineers. Crying "All right, you have me!", Olympio surrendered and, prodded by rifle butts, was hustled down the driveway, past a mango tree and through the green gate. There he balked. Sergeant Etienne Eyadema, commander of the rebel detachment, later declared: "He could not stay there. There would have been demonstrations. He would not move. I shot...
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