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E. Timor Govt. sworn in

Dili (EAST TIMOR) May 20. East Timor's President, Xanana Gusmao, today swore in the first sovereign Government of this new country hours after it was proclaimed the world's 192nd independent state.

Mr. Gusmao, who himself was sworn in after the independence declaration just after midnight local time, swore in the Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, and a 24-member Cabinet.

Dignitaries from 92 nations, including the former U.S. President, Bill Clinton, and the U.N. Secretary General, Kofi Annan, attended the ceremony, held in front of the former Portuguese governor's palace which will house the new Government. Hundreds waving the red, gold and black flag of their new nation also filled the lawn before the colonial-era building for the ceremony.

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