The World - News from Aug. 30, 1985
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Nigeria’s new military leaders lifted a dusk-to-dawn curfew, reopened airports and restored telecommunications links, freed 25 political prisoners and set up a committee to screen others for release. The capital, Lagos, remained peaceful in the wake of Tuesday’s coup that ousted Maj. Gen. Mohammed Buhari. The new leader, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, named a 28-member Armed Forces Ruling Council.
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