Madagascar’s military coup leader is sworn in as president of beleaguered island nation

A dark-complected man, cleanshaven, is shown seated wearing a suit and tie.

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.

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