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Article: France Concludes Ivory Coast Evacuation
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- November 15, 2004
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PAULINE BAX, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
11-15-2004
Dateline: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast
The deserted check-in area used during evacuations is seen at Abidjan airport, Ivory Coast, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2004. France was shutting down its airlift behind one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa on Monday, a five-day evacuation that saw more than 5,000 Westerners and others flown out amid street and military clashes between Ivory Coast and its former colonial ruler. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
Loading worried families onto the last two jumbo jets, France concluded one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa on Monday _ an airlift that flew 5,000-plus Westerners ...