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Guinea junta appeals for financial help

By Matthew Green and agencies in Conakry

Published: December 26 2008 10:36 | Last updated: December 26 2008 13:43

The leaders of a military junta that seized power in Guinea appealed on Friday for international support for their pledge to lead the country into a new era of democratic rule.

A group of little-known junior officers launched their takeover on Tuesday following the death of Lansana Conté, the autocratic president who ruled the country for almost a quarter of a century before succumbing to a long illness.

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