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TURKMENISTAN
New president takes office

Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov AP PHOTO

Turkmenistan's new president was sworn in just minutes after his election victory was announced Feb. 14, promising some change but also pledging to follow the path of the leader whose death ended more than 15 years of autocratic rule.

Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov -- as expected, the overwhelming winner of the country's first election with more than one candidate -- offered conflicting clues about the course of a gas-rich, strategically located country long held in thrall by his predecessor's personality cult.

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