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Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 03:00
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Elections & governance [2]
Issue Number: 
257 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced a major shake-up of his country's military. The chiefs of the defence staff and air-force have been dismissed, along with the national security adviser. The army chief has been promoted to chief of defence staff. No reasons have been given for the decisions.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/elections/34745 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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