Congo's president headed to runoff with former rebel

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: August 21, 2006| Author: ANJAN SUNDARAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Copyright information


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

08-21-2006


Congo's president headed to runoff with former rebel
By ANJAN SUNDARAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 08-21-2006, Monday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions


KINSHASA, Congo — President Joseph Kabila failed to win an outright majority in Congo's historic elections, setting up a runoff with a former rebel leader, election officials announced Sunday.

Kabila won 45 percent of the 16.9 million ...

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