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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Mali: Soldiers Reportedly Seize Power In Coup

Soldiers seized power in a coup in Bamako on March 22 and deposed President Amadou Toumani Toure, The Guardian reported. The mutineers, calling themselves the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State (CNRDR) said they suspended the constitution and dissolved institutions. Leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo announced a curfew on state television. CNRDR spokesman Amadou Konare said the group will hand power back to an elected president after the country is unified and safe. An opposition leader said Toure was not in the presidential palace and the soldiers appear to have taken him to another location.

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