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World Service,17 Oct 1997,29 mins

Military Victory in Brazzaville

This Week and Africa

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General Sassou defeats President Pascal Lissouba in Brazzaville. The military victory follows more than three months of confrontation in the Republic of Congo's capital city. Also on the programme, Sierra Leone's defiant military junta and the cost of freedom in Sudan.

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