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Urgent: U Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar's new president

Xinhua, March 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

U Htin Kyaw of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was sworn in as Myanmar's new president on Wednesday.

Military-assigned first vice president U Myint Swe and elected second vice president of the NLD U Henry Van Thio were also sworn in to office in the presence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing Than. Endit