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  1. fraudulent
    intended to deceive
    Mr. Tshisekedi had already rejected the preliminary results, saying the election was fraudulent, and Friday afternoon a spokesman said that the opposition leader considered himself the rightfully elected president – a hint of possible trouble to co
  2. chief of staff
    the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
    “He’s said he considers himself the elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Albert Moleka, Mr. Tshisekedi’s chief of staff, said Friday.
  3. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
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    AFRICAN POLITICS
    Congo’s president re-elected in disputed vote
    ADAM NOSSITER
    KINSHASA— The New York Times News Service
    Published Friday, Dec. 09, 2011 10:24AM ESTLast updated Friday, Dec. 09, 2011 8:24PM ESTcomments
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  4. metropolis
    a large and densely populated urban area
    All over the sprawling metropolis Friday afternoon, the streets were lined by glum and silent supporters of the man who finished second in the national count, veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.
  5. electoral
    of or relating to elections
    The announcement Friday, by Congo’s electoral commission, was not unexpected and was greeted by blaring car horns from supporters of Mr. Kabila in the heavily guarded downtown district.
  6. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
    “He’s said he considers himself the elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” Albert Moleka, Mr. Tshisekedi’s chief of staff, said Friday.
  7. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
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    AFRICAN POLITICS
    Congo’s president re-elected in disputed vote
    ADAM NOSSITER
    KINSHASA— The New York Times News Service
    Published Friday, Dec. 09, 2011 10:24AM ESTLast updated Friday, Dec. 09, 2011 8:24PM ESTcomments
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    Columns of black smoke from burning tires rose over parts of this dilapidated capital Friday as Joseph Kabila, the incumbent President, was declared official winner of the Congo’s troubl...
  8. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
    Since then, though, there has been “growing disaffection” with his rule, the International Crisis Group wrote in May, as the country remains stuck at the bottom of the United Nations Human Development Index and 50 per cent of the population in the country is consider undernourished.
Created on 十二月 14, 2011 (updated 十二月 14, 2011)

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