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"… on run by the Angolan president, and a private Angolan bank that counts an alleged arms dealer among its shareholders.Angola's byzantine political and financial dealings …"

"… reholder. Other shareholders include a company owned by Pierre Falcone, an alleged arms dealer arrested in 2000 in connection with the French oil-for-arms scandal known …"