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People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare — an honest politician.
Photo: Russian councilman Jean Gregoire Sagbo is the newly elected councilman of Novozavidovo, a village 100 kilometers (65 miles) north of Moscow. He is Russia’s first black politician. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
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