Leftist nationalist assumes presidency in Ecuador, promising radical changes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) _ Rafael Correa was sworn in as Ecuador's president Monday in a ceremony attended by members of the growing club of leftist Latin American leaders, and he pledged to fight a politicalMonday, January 15th 2007, 9:43 am
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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) _ Rafael Correa was sworn in as Ecuador's president Monday in a ceremony attended by members of the growing club of leftist Latin American leaders, and he pledged to fight a political establishment widely discredited as corrupt.
Correa, 43, a tall, charismatic political outsider, took the oath of office in Congress and strapped on the red, yellow and blue presidential sash, smiling broadly and waving to cheering supporters on the floor and in the galleries.
He became the eighth president in the last decade in a nation marked by chronic political stability since it returned to democracy in 1979.
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