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| 1997, April | |
| Three Belgian nationals were arrested and charged with plotting to overthrow the president. Belgium vehemently denied the accusation and claimed that its nationals were arrested following a commercial dispute. | 1 |
| 1998, Dec. 14 | |
| Gen. Lansana Conte was again voted into the presidency; outside monitoring officials questioned the validity of the election. | 2 |
| 2000, Aug | |
| Military conflict continued in Sierra Leone, adding refugees to the more than 300,000 already residing in Guinea as a result of the neighboring country's civil war. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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