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April 19, 2011

Jonathan Re-Elected in Nigeria; Deadly Rioting in North 
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In news from Africa, rioting broke out in northern Nigeria after
election officials announced President Goodluck Jonathan had won
re-election. The Red Cross said many people were killed, hundreds
injured and thousands displaced in northern Nigeria by supporters of
Jonathan's northern rival, former army ruler Muhammadu Buhari.



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