Guinea-Bissau leaders promise transition to civilian government

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Guinea-Bissau's army chief of staff won political leaders' backing Monday for overthowing the unpopular and erratic president, who remained in military detention after an apparently bloodless coup.

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