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Liberia’s president ‘OK’ after heat curtails inauguration ceremony

Liberia’s president ‘OK’ after heat curtails inauguration ceremony

Joseph Boakai, 79, was helped away from podium during outdoor ceremony in sweltering heat

Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, has recovered from an episode of heat-induced faintness that caused him to cut short his inauguration speech on Monday before being led off the podium, his party’s spokesperson said.

The 79-year-old, who defeated George Weah in a runoff election in November, was sworn in during an outdoor ceremony in sweltering heat in the west African nation’s capital, Monrovia.

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