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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Zuma sworn in as S Africa president

Jacob Zuma has been sworn in as South Africa's fourth president since the end of apartheid.Zuma, who took the oath of office at a ceremony in Pretoria on Saturday, vowed to uphold the tradition of reconciliation begun by Nelson Mandela, one of his predecessors and the man who led the struggle against white apartheid rule."He made reconciliation the central theme of his term of office," Zuma said in his inauguration speech."We will not deviate from that nation-building task.  Thank you Madiba [Mandela] for showing us the way."

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