(Reuters) - On a trip to New York last year, South Sudan's then Vice-President Riek Machar dismissed fears of a military coup in his newborn country, saying such a move would be "unwise".
"We don't want to start a new state with a rebellion," Machar said. A year later, this former bush rebel turned politician is being accused by his former boss President Salva Kiir of attempting just such a power grab in the world's newest state, which split from Sudan two years ago.
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