Word: mwanawasa
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...rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have earned them three landslide election victories ? but also the ire of hard-liners, who have shut down around 50 liberal newspapers and jailed reformists on charges of "insulting" officials and Islam. Iran Special: The Islamic Republic in Transition ZAMBIA Election Doubts Levy Mwanawasa was sworn in as Zambia's new President despite serious concerns about the fairness of the election. The 10 parties opposed to Mwan-awasa's Movement for Multiparty Democracy alleged that ballot boxes had been stuffed and voters intimidated. Independent election monitors confirmed that they too had doubts about voting...