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Mali opposition leader Cissé dies after contracting COVID-19

by Baba Ahmed
| December 25, 2020 10:03 AM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Soumaila Cissé, Mali's main opposition leader who was held hostage for six months earlier this year by jihadis and was considered a leading contender in the 2022 presidential election, has died in Paris. He was 71.

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