New government sworn in
Ends 54 years of military rule
Aung San Suu Kyi will be foreign minister
Myanmar’s new government
Htin Kyaw has been sworn in as president of Myanmar.
Breaking: Suu Kyi's proxy Htin Kyaw sworn in as president in historic Myanmar power shift — AFP pic.twitter.com/v3h20KQytW— Jerome Taylor (JeromeTaylor) March 30, 2016
He took the oath of office in a joint session of Myanmar’s newly-elected parliament on Wednesday.
His two vice-presidents Myint Swe and Henry Van Tio also took the oath.
Longtime opposition
JUST IN: Htin Kyaw, aide of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, sworn in as Myanmar President in historic power shift pic.twitter.com/6kKCqBP55G— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 30, 2016
Htin Kyaw is a close confidante of Aung San Suu Kyi.
The ceremony ushers her longtime opposition party into government after 54 years of direct or indirect military rule.
The National League for Democracy (NLD), won a la
