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Guinea-Bissau: Veteran Mario Cissoko Shares Insights 50 Years Later

On April 25, 1974, young captains rebelled in Portugal, overthrowing the Salazar dictatorship and paving the way for African colonies independence. However, many are unaware that it was African freedom fighters who wore down the Portuguese colonial army and triggered the April captains' uprising in Lisbon. Mario Cissoko was one of them.

Choguel Maïga, a veteran of politics

Choguel Maïga was appointed prime minister on Monday and is in charge of forming the government in Mali. He is a persistent politician who takes the helm of the new team at a time when the challenges are many. From our correspondent in Bamako,The stage takes place in 1997. The river gates for democracy and multiparty have been open for six years in Mali. Choguel…

tribute to the oldest veteran, who died in

The dean of Malian veterans and formally 100-year-old, Corporal Kaba Doumbia died on Monday 26 April. Recipient of the silver medal from the French Memorial 2020, he was a knight of the Legion of Honor since 2014 and the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the touchdown of Provence. His funeral will happen on Wednesday, April 28 in Bamako.…

Kaba Doumbia, the oldest veteran of

He was 100 years previous. Mali's oldest veteran, Corporal Kaba Doumbia, died on Monday 26 April. Built-in into the French military in 1940, he participated within the liberation of France at the tip of World Conflict II. The French embassy in Bamako has additionally expressed its unhappiness and seemed again on the journey of a person who has handed the instances.…

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