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Opposition leader to step down

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    Cape Verdean opposition leader Pedro Pires will give up the presidency of his partido Africano da Independencia do Cabo Verde [African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde - PAICV)] in an extraordinary congress set for 16-18 June, a party spokesman announced on Monday in Praia, the capital.

    The Portuguese news agency, LUSA, reports that there has been speculation that the move could be a preparatory step for Pires, a leading figure in the struggle Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau waged jointly for independence from Portugal, to run for president in elections due in 2001.

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