Former Footballer Of The Year Weah Sworn Into Office As Liberia's New President In Front Of Tens Of Thousands Of Cheering Fans

Former footballer of the year George Weah has been sworn into office as Liberia's new president.  Dressed in all white, the new leader (main) stood at the podium amid tens of thousands of cheering Liberians (inset), taking the oath of office around midday on Monday.  The 51-year-old, who won FIFA's 1995 prestigious Ballon d'Or during his time at AC Milan, sealed the runoff vote on Boxing Day against the outgoing vice president and his swearing in, fittingly, was held at a football stadium. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Africa's first female president - served for 12 years, guiding Liberia through the destruction of back-to-back civil wars that ended before her tenure and facing the challenge of the Ebola crisis that killed thousands there.

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