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January 1996, Freetown, Sierra Leone - I was at the American embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone and had a cup of tea with the humanitarian affairs attaché. Suddenly, the alarm went off and a metallic voice announced: 'The embassy is temporarily closed'. The humanitarian affairs attaché and I looked outside. On the central square soldiers took up strategic positions. People fled the street. No shots were heard, but soon an ambulance sped by on its way to the airport. ‘Bye-bye Mister President’,...