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From: TimF	10/23/2007 3:14:09 PM
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Chissano wins inaugural African leadership prize By Jeremy Lovell Reuters Monday, October 22, 2007; 6:54 AM LONDON (Reuters) - Mozambique's former President Joaquim Chissano won the first Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership on Monday. The $5-million prize -- the world's largest individual award -- was presented by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a ceremony in London's city hall. Chissano, a former revolutionary who fought against Portuguese colonialism, ruled the southern African country from 1986 until 2005, winning praise for his sound economic policies in a country that was once one of the poorest in the world. Chissano, who celebrated his 58th birthday on Monday, was not in London to receive the award. Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born telecommunications entrepreneur, set up the award as a way of encouraging good governance in a continent blighted by corruption and a frequently loose adherence to democratic principles... washingtonpost.com

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