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NEWS & LETTERS, March 2002
Column: Our Life and Times by Kevin A. Barry and
Mary Holmes
Madagascar strike Protests over a fraudulent
election in December have mushroomed into a general strike as well as
demonstrations that have drawn hundreds of thousands into the streets of this
East African island nation. Protesters and strikers have been backing Marc Ravalomanana, the challenger to Didier Ratsirika, a former dictator back in power again after elections in 1996. In addition to fraud, Ratsirika has sought to manipulate ethnic antagonisms in order to stay in power. As the general strike persists week after week, however, his hold on power is weakening. |
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