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...last Friday. In a letter dispatched to the president of the National Assembly and read to the public, Royo declared that he could no longer carry out his responsibilities "due to health problems that make a checkup necessary." Shortly after his Vice President, Ricardo de la Espriella, 47, was sworn in as his successor, Royo explained that a "throat infection" had seriously hampered his ability to govern...
...nation nursing the wounds of war, the inauguration of a new President offered no cause for revelry. The brief, dour ceremony only provided a grim reminder of the instability that has long plagued Argentina: in the presidential palace, Casa Rosada, retired Major General Reynaldo Bignone, 54, was sworn in as the seventh President of the military regime that seized power six years...
...five days of bickering, army Major General Cristino Nicolaides, the junta's newest member, ignored navy and air force objections and endorsed retired Major General Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone, 54, as the country's seventh military President in six years. Said Bignone, who was scheduled to be sworn in this week: "I am absolutely certain that with a great deal of humility, we will be able to get the country through these difficult times...
...others criticized the last-moment change, saying it was indicative of the kind of haphazard planning which had caused the project to begin late. "They had sworn up and down all along that we didn't have to move." said Anne Montgomery, a Lowell House tutor. "[It's] sort of typical, because the whole schedule seems sort of loopy...
Dukakis was elected governor in 1974, and when he was sworn in the next year, he appointed Murphy as his secretary of environmental affairs. The worked together for the duration of the term, and following Edward J. King's upset victory in the 1978 primary, each left the State House to reflect on past experiences and future careers...