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 LOME, Togo (AP) - The son of Togo's long-ruling late dictator was officially sworn in as president on Wednesday, one day after being declared the winner of last month's disputed poll that sparked street riots that left dozens dead and the flight of 20,000 people from this West African nation.
Faure Gnassingbe, 39, was sworn in during a ceremony attended by thousands of supporters, diplomats and top military officers in the capital, Lome.
"I swear to loyally fulfill the high functions which the nation has confided in me, to only be guided by the general interest and to respect the rights of persons and concentrate all my energy toward the development of the common good, peace and national unity," Gnassingbe said, raising his right hand in the air before constitutional court Chief Justice Atsu Koffi Amagah, who certified the election results on Tuesday.
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