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Announcing an Ethiopian Coup

The story of a journalist who was caught up in an attempt to overthrow Ethiopia's Soviet backed ruler, Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1989.

(Photo: Mengistu Haile Mariam in Ethiopia. AP Photo)

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Wed 15 May 201307:50GMT
BBC World Service Online

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