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The leader of protesters who seized the southern Mexico city of Oaxaca for months in 2006 vowed Thursday to hold more demonstrations in coming months.
Flavio Sosa was freed over the weekend after spending almost a year and a half in prison. He said his movement, known as the APPO, will continue to seek the ouster of Oaxaca Gov. Ulises Ruiz.
Sosa told reporters that “the strength of the APPO will be felt in coming months.”"*
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