Liberia holds swearing-in ceremony for new leader

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Liberia holds swearing-in ceremony for new leader

A swearing-in ceremony began in Monrovia, capital of Liberia on Tuesday for the west African country's new leader Gyude Bryant.

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A swearing-in ceremony began in Monrovia, capital of Liberia on Tuesday for the west African country's new leader Gyude Bryant.

Bryant, a successful businessman turned politician, will preside over an interim administration made up of former loyalists of ousted president Charles Taylor, rebels, politicians and representatives of civil society.

Bryant, who is regarded as having no political ties, was chosen by the parties to the conflict to serve as president for a transitional period up to January 2006, and including elections in two years, under the terms of a peace accord signed in Accra in August.

The accord ended a four-year rebellion against Taylor, who was elected in 1997 after having sparked a civil war among warlords in 1989-90.

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