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The year 2006 was marked by paradoxical political developments: reinforcement of the power of the president and intensification of the contradictions between his oldest and most powerful supporters inside his party. Internationally, Sassou Nguesso profited from his position as AU president, while his legitimacy at home suffered seriously from the wideni…