Togo Dictator's Death and Future of West Africa

By Ed Gordon

Published February 7, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

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After surviving seven assassination attempts, it took an act of nature to finally unseat one of Africa's longest living dictators. President Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Togo died of a heart attack over the weekend. Meri Danqua, a freelance journalist based in Ghana, Togo's West African neighbor, speaks with NPR's Ed Gordon about developments there.

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