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BBC News
February 7, 2005
Prime Minister Koffi Sama and his government resign. 2003 July - President Eyadema reinstates Koffi Sama as prime minister. A unity government is announced but the main opposition parties are not included. 2003 September - Togo sends 150 soldiers to Liberia to bolster a West African peacekeeping ...
afrol News
February 7, 2005
Speaking on state radio, Togo's Prime Minister Koffi Sama called upon the security forces to keep law and order. He also announced all land and air borders to the tiny West African country had been closed. "All the country's political, social, religious leaders must avoid any act likely to plunge the country into a ...
Sydney Morning Herald
February 6, 2005
Borders of the tiny west African state were sealed shortly after the Prime Minister, Koffi Sama, confirmed that Eyadema had died, aged 69, aboard his aircraft en route to France for emergency treatment. "Togo has been hit by a grave misfortune, a veritable national catastrophe," Sama said in a statement ...
BBC News
February 6, 2005
The announcement of his death was made by Prime Minister Koffi Sama. "It is a national catastrophe. The president of the republic, Gnassingbe Eyadema, is no more," he said. "The government, the armed forces and security forces will keep watch so that order, security and peace reign throughout the ...
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