United Nations Photo - Liberia Presidential Inauguration

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On 16 December 1990, for the first time in their history, the people of Haiti chose a president by means of a peaceful, democratic election. Assisting them in that process was the United Nations Observer Group for the Verification of Elections in Haiti (ONUVEH), drawing on experience with the Namibian elections earlier in the year, and with the added innovation of UN Security observers. Approximately 70 percent of those registered voted, choosing as their leader the Reverend Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Haitians celebrate the election of Father Aristide.

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A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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Headline Presidential Inauguration in Liberia

Caption Description Senator George Manneh Weah took the oath of office as the 24th President of the Republic of Liberia at the main stadium outside Monrovia. The oath was administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Francis Korkpor, marking the first peaceful transfer of power - in 73 years - from one elected President to the next.
A woman dressed in the Liberian flag stands at the Samuel Canyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, during the inauguration celebrations.

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Production Date 01/22/2018 9:36:58 AM

City/Location Monrovia

Country Liberia

Credit UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran

File size 4.21 MB