Early morning Sunday, 7 December, while many Beninois slept, hoping to go to church, mosque and traditional places of worship at dawn, some members of their armed forces fanned out. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Paschal Tigri, they planned to bring the people under their claws. At 05:00 a.m. they attacked the Presidential Palace and then [ ]
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