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Cote d’Ivoire’s national reconciliation conference, being convened by President Laurent Gbagbo to end 20 months of political instability, is due to take place in Abidjan on 7 September, the government announced. The meeting is expected to be attended by former president Henri Konan Bedie, the man who overthrew him, junta leader General Robert Guei, and the main opposition figure, Alassane Ouattara.
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