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January 16, 2019

Former Ivory Coast President Acquitted of Crimes Against Humanity
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At The Hague, former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was acquitted
Tuesday of crimes against humanity and will be set free by the
International Criminal Court. Gbagbo faced charges of responsibility for
the violence that killed more than 3,000 people after he refused to
relinquish the presidency, despite losing elections in 2010. He was the
first former head of state to stand trial at the ICC. His acquittal
follows similar failures of prosecutors to win convictions against other
African leaders in recent years.


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