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Somalia's president quits office

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 09:22 GMT,
Monday, 29 December 2008

Somalia's president quits office

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf has told
parliament he is resigning - a move which adds to
the chaos in the country as Ethiopian troops
withdraw.

Mr Yusuf's resignation follows a power struggle
with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, who
parliament backed after Mr Yusuf tried to sack him.

Ethiopian soldiers, who support the government,
are due to pull out this week, raising fears of
a power vacuum.

Various Islamist and nationalist groups control
most of southern Somalia.

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