President Makes Deal to Stay in Power
From Times Wire Reports
The president of Sao Tome and Principe returned to the West African island nation under a deal that grants amnesty to the military forces who ousted him in a bloodless coup last week.
The deal, negotiated between the coup leaders and international envoys, calls for the formation of a new government -- with Fradique de Menezes as president. It also includes guarantees that Menezes, who has fired four prime ministers and dissolved parliament once, will respect his nation’s separation of powers.
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