Latest update: 20/10/2009 

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Yudhoyono sworn in for second term

Yudhoyono sworn in for second term

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday.

By News Wires (text)
 

AFP - Liberal ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia's president on Tuesday after winning a second five-year term with promises of economic growth and political reform.

The softly-spoken leader swore on the Koran, Islam's holy book, to uphold the constitution during a ceremony in the national assembly in Jakarta which was broadcast around the archipelago of 234 million people.

Date created : 20/10/2009 
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