Comoros Coup Promptes U.S. and France Aid Freeze
Mercenaries led by Bob Denard seized Moroni and formed a Military Transition Committee after deposing President Said Mohamed Djohar amid accusations of corruption and rigged elections. The United States suspended about 375000 in aid and urged restoration of the elected government as France condemned the coup but declined a military intervention. The leaders promised free elections soon, with a March 1996 target discussed but not set.
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Kenya
Comoros
United States
State Department
Nicholas Burns
Washington
Burns
Bob Denard
National Radio
Associated Press
Mohamed Djohar
Supreme Court
Djohar
Moroni
Islands in Turmoil in the Comoros
The Comoros, an Indian Ocean archipelago with 500000 residents, is among the world’s poorest nations. It draws over 17000 tourists annually, mainly from France, for beaches and mountains. France once ruled the islands between Madagascar and Mozambique. French aid reached 20 million dollars last year while U.S. aid was about 375000 in 1994.
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Indian Ocean
Africa
France
Madagascar
Mozambique
U.S
Parkinsons blamed for Hitler weakness in final days
Stuttgart based Kosmos magazine cites Cologne neurologist Ellen Gibbels asserting Hitler suffered Parkinsons disease since 1941. The theory sits amid other explanations from historians including drug use, 1944 assassination attempt effects, and war stress.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Berlin
Ellen Gibbels
Cologne
Kosmos
Gibbels
William L. Shirer
Third Reich
Shirer
Irish premier backs Sinn Fein in disarmament talks
Ireland's Prime Minister John Bruton urged including Sinn Fein in all party negotiations with Britain pressing disarmament. He said total decommissioning should occur quickly, while Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams warned Britain risks undermining the IRA cease-fire. Bruton and Adams spoke at Dublin Castle amid renewed pressure on the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Britain
IRA
Forum For Peace and Reconciliation
Ireland
Dublin
John Major
Major
British Broadcasting Corp
Sinn Fein
Northern Ireland
Belfast
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