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George Weah

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Soccer star wins Liberian presidential election

By Reuters
29 Dec 2017 | 6:12 am | 0m 55s

Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia's presidential election, setting up the first peaceful transfer of power for the western African nation since 1944.

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