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S. African Parliament Elects Zuma

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2009 10:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – The South African parliament elected Jacob Zuma president today, and the country’s new leader will be inaugurated on Saturday, Reuters reports. Zuma’s ANC routed the opposition in last month’s election, and today’s election was expected. The new president will name a... Read full story »

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