Re: ASSISTANCE

Nigerian Ruler Dies After Brutal Reign


By James Rupert
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, June 9, 1998; Page A01

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 9 (Tuesday)—Nigerian leader Sani Abacha, an army
general who seized power five years ago and ruled the country with an iron
and corrupt hand, died at his villa in the Nigerian capital Monday and was
quickly replaced by a close ally.

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