New Premier Named After Insurrection Clears Path
The first secretary of the Insurrection Committee Lt. Kofi Kongo said elections would be held in four to six weeks. Provisional Government led by M. Grunitzky, 49, backed by the military, will administer the country, replacing the military juntas that toppled President Sylvanus Olympio. Olympio was killed as revolutionary forces seized the embassy.
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Exiled Ex-Parliament Leader Linked to New Government Plan
Ex-Op position leader in Togo, Grunitsky, long in Dahomey exile, was among three men summoned by the insurgent committee to form a government. The coup’s backers called a news conference announcing African unity and alignment with the Union of Africa and the Malagasy Republic. Washington reports a calm state.
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China Calls Tibetans for Army Service
New Delhi reports say Tibetans aged 14 to 42 are conscripted for compulsory service and trained at hundreds of camps set up by the Chinese Army in Tibet. The move follows regional tensions as talks between Sri Lankan Prime Minister Bandaranaike and Indian and Chinese leaders occur about the border dispute.
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