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Urgent: Hage Geingob sworn in as Namibia's new president

Xinhua, March 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Hage Geingob was sworn in as Namibia's new president on Saturday in the country's capital Windhoek.

The inauguration ceremony kicked off at 9: 30 a.m. local time at the Independence Stadium. Namibian officials and foreign dignitaries, together with thousands of citizens, watched the ceremony.

Geingob, 74, the winner of last November's presidential election, is the third president of Namibia. Endi