Myanmar has sworn in its first civilian head of state in more than five decades. Htin Kyaw took the oath of office during a brief ceremony before a joint session of parliament, pledging loyalty "to the republic of the union of Myanmar." The country's two vice presidents, Myint Swe and Henry Van Tio, also took the oath alongside Htin Kyaw.
ປະມຸກ ພົນລະເຮືອນ ຄົນທຳອິດ ຂອງມຽນມາ ສາບານໂຕ ເຂົ້າຮັບຕຳແໜ່ງ

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Myanmar's new president Htin Kyaw, left, shakes hands with outgoing president Thein Sein, during a handover ceremony in Naypyitaw.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, center, shakes hands with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing after the presidential handover ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, left, vice president Henry Van Thio and Myint Swe, right, attend the handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Naypyidaw.