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Also Known As	AU • OAU • Organization of African Unity
Date	2002 - present • 1963 - 2002
Headquarters	Addis Ababa
Areas Of Involvement	international trade
Related People	Julius Nyerere • Haile Selassie I • Amara Essy • Abdou Diouf

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