SARKISYAN SWORN IN AS NEW ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Hindu
April 9 2008
India
Moscow (PTI): Serzh Sarkisyan was on wednesday sworn in as the third
President of former-Soviet republic of Armenia in the Caucasus.
Sarkisyan was earlier prime minister of Armenia.
His victory in February 19 presidential polls was challenged by his
rival, former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who launched protest
campaign.
On March 1 when the protests took a violent turn, killing at least
eight and injuring over 200 people in clashes with the security forces,
incumbent President Robert Kocharyan declared a state of emergency
lasting 20 days.