Brazil's first female president sworn in January 2, 2011

 Brazil's first female president sworn in

January 2, 2011

 

BRASILIA (AFP) – Dilma Rousseff took over as Brazil's first female president Saturday with pledges to "govern for all" and build on the policies of her hugely popular predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The 63-year-old divorced grandmother, who was Lula's former cabinet chief, assumed the presidency in a carefully staged ceremony under at times rainy skies..... MORE

Source:  Manila Bulletin

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