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Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar president in historic power shift
Published Wed, Mar 30, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Naypyidaw
MYANMAR entered a new era on Wednesday as Aung San Suu Kyi's democracy movement took power after 50 years of military domination, with a close aide of the Nobel Laureate sworn in as president.
Htin Kyaw, a school friend and confidante of the democracy champion, succeeds former general Thein Sein who has helmed reforms that have transformed Myanmar from hermit state to an unexpected political and economic hope story.
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