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Belarus swears in first president

Wednesday 20 July 1994 23:02 BST
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MINSK - Alexander Lukashenko, 39, became the first president of Belarus, taking the oath of office with his hand on the former Soviet republic's three-month-old constitution. A fiery populist who opposed the 1991 Soviet break-up, Mr Lukashenko takes over a nation in virtual economic collapse. AP

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