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Chris Smith: It is difficult to believe that even someone as widely admired as President Kagame could have been that popular.

On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
It is difficult to believe that even someone as widely admired as President Kagame could have been that popular.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith questions the legitimacy of Kagame's electoral support.

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