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Coup leader Amadou Haya Sanogo, center, addresses supporters, as thousands rallied in a show of support for the recent military coup, in Bamako, Mali Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The body representing nations in western Africa has suspended Mali and has put a peacekeeping force on standby in the most direct threat yet to the junta that seized control of this nation in a coup last week.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Photo by Rebecca Blackwell