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Retired colonel sworn in as Mali interim president

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Retired colonel Bah Ndaw was sworn in as Mali’s interim president yesterday, tasked with presiding over an 18-month transition back to civilian rule after a military coup. Ndaw, 70, took the oath of office in front of several hundred military officers, political leaders, and diplomats.