Kazakhstan government resignsWith the inauguration of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the government of Kazakhstan resigns according to the Constitution.
30 April 2015
Nazarbayev inauguratedThe Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has set a date for inauguration of the country's President to April 29.
30 April 2015
Brazil's Rousseff inaugurates nuclear sub shipyardBrazilian President inaugurated a naval shipyard that will oversee construction of a nuclear-powered submarine and four others to patrol Brazil's long coastline and oil reserves.
Hungary backpedals on disputed Holocaust monumentThe Hungarian government said Wednesday it had postponed the inauguration of a controversial monument which Jewish critics say glosses over Budapest's active role in the Holocaust.
20 February 2014
Tajik president inaugurated for fourth termTajikistan's long-running President Emomali Rakhmon was inaugurated for a fourth term on Saturday, as he promised to alleviate the grinding poverty in the former Soviet country.
17 November 2013
Crisis-hit Maldives hold new presidential voteThe Maldives on Saturday voted in a run-off presidential election held under intense international pressure to elect a new leader and end months of political unrest.
16 November 2013
Mali president inaugurated in front of thousandsLeaders from across Africa and France watched the inauguration of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in front of thousands of his supporters.
21 September 2013
Cartes takes office in Paraguay Conservative businessman Horacio Cartes was sworn in as president of Paraguay Thursday, amid slowly improving relations with South American neighbors damaged by the 2012 ouster of leftist president Fernando Lugo.
16 August 2013
Iran's Rowhani sworn in, urges West to talk New President Hassan Rowhani, a reputed moderate, told the West after taking the oath of office on Sunday the only way to interact with Iran is through dialogue, not sanctions.
05 August 2013
Ecuador's President Correa sworn to second term Ecuador's hugely popular leftist president, Rafael Correa, was sworn in to a second term Friday, with energy reform and expanded overseas trade topping his agenda.
27 May 2013
High drama as new Venezuelan president sworn in Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday, in a ceremony replete with drama as he replaced the late Hugo Chavez and urged dialogue with the opposition to build a better country.
20 April 2013
Venezuela's Maduro to Peru summit before swearing-in Election officials moved to defuse a political crisis on the eve of President-elect Nicolas Maduro's inauguration Friday, yielding to demands for an audit of the results in Sunday's bitterly contested elections.
19 April 2013
Pope sets out on mission to 'embrace the poorest' Pope Francis has donned the symbols of papal power, vowing to embrace the "poorest" at a grand inauguration in the Vatican as leader of a troubled Roman Catholic Church.
20 March 2013
Taiwan row a first diplomatic test for Pope Francis China's angry reaction to Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's attendance at the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday is the first taste of a long-running dispute..
Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett at final Obama ball Pop diva Lady Gaga and veteran crooner Tony Bennett spanned the generations Tuesday as President Barack Obama offered a final thank you to his army of campaign volunteers at his last inaugural ball.