2 Zaire Officials Fired
Associated Press
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast —
Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko has fired two high-ranking officials for what was described by Radio Zaire as a breach of party discipline. Kinshasa Gov. Mbuji Wa Mbombo and Vunduame To Pemako, the state commissioner for territorial administration, were relieved of their posts, the broadcast monitored in Abidjan said. It did not give details of their dismissal.
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