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Today President Obama was sworn in for a second term in front of his Cabinet, Supreme Court Justices, Congress, Police, Military, Dignitaries and the American Public at the US Capital. Yesterday Barack Obama took the same oath of office of President of The United States in a private ceremony in the White House with Justice John Roberts and family. Both were very proud moments for the Obama family and the United States.
Socialist Jose Maria Neves is sworn in as president of Cape Verde, promising to strengthen relations with West Africa and the Portuguese-speaking world while ensuring to defend his island nation's "strength and stability". IMAGES
Claudia Sheinbaum takes the oath of office in Mexico as the first woman to be elected mayor of Mexico City. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office in parliament, launching her fourth-term government in Europe's biggest economy. IMAGES
According to reports, Donald Trump has shown Barack Obama's letter to him on inauguration day to Oval Office visitors and others visiting his private White House residence. It has become customary in the US for outgoing presidents to leave letters for their successors with every president doing it since George H.W. Bush wrote one for Bill Clinton.