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Benin General Defeats Coup Attempt Barefoot with a Kalashnikov

General Abou Issa, the army chief of Benin, thwarted a coup attempt within 24 hours, becoming a symbol of resilience for a regime that refused to fall. He reportedly woke up barefoot, in shorts, and armed with a Kalashnikov to confront the plotters.

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