Suu Kyi aide sworn in as Myanmar prez

March 30, 2016 09:40

Htin Kyaw, the man chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as her proxy, was sworn in as Myanmar's president today in a historic power shift away from outright army rule.

The 69-year-old close aide and confidante of Suu Kyi pledged to be 'faithful to the people of the republic of the union of Myanmar' at a ceremony at the country's parliament in the capital Naypyidaw.

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