80-year-old Joseph Boakai was sworn in as Liberia's new president, facing the significant challenges of poverty and corruption in Africa's oldest republic. Boakai, a political veteran, succeeded former football star George Weah following his election victory. His inauguration was marked by an incident where he suffered a heatstroke, temporarily halting the ceremony. Boakai becomes the third democratically elected president since Liberia's civil wars ended in 2003. His presidency begins as he takes on the tough task of improving the nation's economic and social conditions.
🇱🇷‼️🚨 80-year-old Liberian President Joseph Boakai fainted and felt ill right during his inauguration: “The inauguration ceremony of President Joseph Boakai was temporarily stopped because the head of Liberia suffered a heatstroke during his speech. After the incident, the… https://t.co/FVdpfPJFq3
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was sworn in Monday as Liberia's president after his election victory over former football star George Weah, with the challenge of tackling poverty and corruption in Africa's oldest republic. https://t.co/Qw6eBaHhoe
Liberia's President Boakai "okay" after heat curtails inauguration ceremony https://t.co/iZA0xZ1LYg https://t.co/x91Usl7eJg
Joseph Boakai becomes Liberia’s third democratically elected president since the end of civil wars in 2003 https://t.co/9rhV4w9io2
On this day in 2006, Evo Morales was sworn in as president of Bolivia. He won power in South America's poorest country, tripled its GDP, and lifted millions out of extreme poverty. https://t.co/YCmD1NAczu
Joseph Boakai: Liberia's new president takes on tough challenge https://t.co/shhBbvCXG3