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Singer 'Sweet Micky' takes oath as Haiti's president

Published: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 20:11 IST
Place: Port-au-Prince | Agency: Reuters

Michel Martelly, a charismatic singer with no government experience, was sworn in as Haiti's president on Saturday, shouldering a daunting task of reconstruction in the poor, earthquake-battered nation.

The shaven-headed former entertainer, 50, took the oath of office before Haiti's national assembly in a prefabricated UN-supplied structure erected on the site of the old Parliament building destroyed by last year's earthquake.

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