BAMAKO, May 18, 2012 (AFP) - The parliament in Mali on Friday passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the March coup that plunged what was considered one of Africa's democratic success stories into chaos.
The text, which must be signed by the president before becoming law, was part of an agreement signed by the putschists and west African bloc ECOWAS on April 6 to restore constitutional order in the country. It was passed by the 122 deputies present in the national assembly, according to an AFP reporter.
Las lluvias registradas la tarde y noche del jueves 17 de mayo en el territorio guatemalteco ocasionaron el colapso de un puente tipo badén en Santa Rosa, material que descendió en el cerro Lec en Sololá, así como inundaciones en calles y avenidas en los departamento de Chimaltenango y Sacatepéquez, incidentes atendidos por instituciones que integran el Sistema de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres –CONRED-.
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