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France’s conservative UMP faces split after leadership race
By Alex Lantier, November 22, 2012
The UMP faces a possible split after a contested vote Sunday for the party presidency and rising tensions over its ties to neo-fascist forces.
Military seize power in Comoros Islands
By Trevor Johnson, May 7, 1999
On the night of April 29, the military seized power on the Comoros Islands, which lie between Madagascar and mainland Africa. In response to violent demonstrations against the plans of one of the islands to secede, the military launched a take-over for the eighteenth time in 24 years of independence.
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