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Word: verheugen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1986-1986
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While he pursues radical farm policies in the south, Mengistu remains at war in the north. "If he could solve the security problems in his country," says Gunter Verheugen, African-affairs spokesman for the West German Social Democratic Party, "then Mengistu might be able to accomplish his dream of making the country self-sufficient in food and improving the standard of living of his people." That is not likely in the foreseeable future. Ethiopia's standing army of 300,000 soldiers is the largest in black Africa, but it remains vulnerable to guerrilla actions. A lightning strike by the Tigre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia Red Star Over the Horn of Africa | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

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