Top News Stories from 2008 | Infoplease
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Dec. 22: Guinea's despotic president, Lansana Conte, dies after 24 years in power. Dec. 24:Junior army leaders launch a coup. Army captain Moussa Camara takes over as president of the republic. Sep. 24:Japan's Taro Aso, a conservative and former foreign minister, becomes prime minister, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down amid criticism of his handling of do… Dec. 22: Guinea's despotic president, Lansana Conte, dies after 24 years in power. Dec. 24:Junior army leaders launch a coup. Army captain Moussa Camara takes over as president of the republic. Sep. 24:Japan's Taro Aso, a conservative and former foreign minister, becomes prime minister, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down amid criticism of his handling of domestic issues. Sep. 15:In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who defeated Mugabe 48% to 43% in March 2008 elections but boycotted the June runoff election because of voter... Sep. 20:A truck bomb explodes outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing mor…
Dec. 22: Guinea's despotic president, Lansana Conte, dies after 24 years in power. Dec. 24:Junior army leaders launch a coup. Army captain Moussa Camara takes over as president of the republic.
Sep. 24:Japan's Taro Aso, a conservative and former foreign minister, becomes prime minister, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down amid criticism of his handling of do…
Sep. 24:Japan's Taro Aso, a conservative and former foreign minister, becomes prime minister, succeeding Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down amid criticism of his handling of domestic issues.
Sep. 15:In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who defeated Mugabe 48% to 43% in March 2008 elections but boycotted the June runoff election because of voter...
Sep. 20:A truck bomb explodes outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing mor…
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