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Obituary for Ivory Coast RPCV Dennis P. Bilodeau
Bilodeau's first overseas experience was as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ivory Coast from 1971 to 1975. Under Bilodeau's leadership, Malians gained access to information through community radio and the Internet.
Obituary for Ivory Coast RPCV Dennis P. Bilodeau
In Memoriam
FrontLines - December-January 2009-10
Dennis P. Bilodeau, 61, died Nov. 14 in Bamako, Mali. Bilodeau was USAID's governance and communications team leader in Mali, where he lived and worked for the past 25 years. Bilodeau's first overseas experience was as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ivory Coast from 1971 to 1975. Under Bilodeau's leadership, Malians gained access to information through community radio and the Internet. Bilodeau graduated from the University of Southern Maine at Lewiston in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics.
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