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Last ECOMOG troops leave

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    The last of 712 ECOMOG peacekeeping troops from Benin, The Gambia and Togo have left Guinea Bissau for home, ECOWAS said in a statement on Monday.

    A French diplomat in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, told IRIN that France had provided logistical support for the troop withdrawal. The troops were deployed in Guinea Bissau in February to implement a peace agreement reached in November 1998 between the self-styled Military Junta and forces loyal to Vieira.

    The ECOMOG troops replaced Guinean and Senegalese forces who intervened in June 1998 to help Vieira quell the army uprising. ECOWAS decided recently to withdraw its troops following Vieira’s downfall.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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