Mr. Maduro, a 50-year-old former bus driver and union organizer, was due to be sworn-in as interim president later on Friday and is favored to capture the presidency in snap elections due next month.
In 1970, Vice-President Anwar Sadat was sworn in as acting president of Egypt after the death of Gamal Abdel Nasser the previous day.
In 1981, Chilean President Augusto Pinochet was sworn in for an eight-year term as president.
Vice-President Federico Franco has already been sworn in as president.
He looks forward to what will be his first meeting with Vladimir Putin, who will then be -- have been sworn in as President.
When it became clear--just before George W. Bush was sworn in as President on Jan. 20, 2001--that the economy was skidding, Greenspan realized his mistake and started to reverse gears.
Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Yar'Adua's southern deputy, who became acting president in February as the country grew impatient, has already been sworn in and will soon appoint a vice-president, who may then be groomed as next year's candidate.
Mr Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto, are expected to be sworn in as president and vice-president on 9 April.
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Pervez Musharraf was sworn in today for a second five-year term as president of Pakistan.
Under a deal brokered by the West African regional bloc Ecowas, the country has now returned to civilian rule - with Mali's parliamentary speaker sworn in as interim president on 12 April.
He served as president in 2000-2008 and will be sworn in for a third term - this time for six years - on 7 May.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral Friday, hours before his handpicked successor was sworn in as acting president over the fierce objections of the opposition.
Festus Mogae, formerly vice-president and a career civil servant, was sworn in on April 1st as his successor.
Enrique Pena Nieto has been sworn in as Mexico's new president, promising to boost economic growth and tackle drug-related violence.
The shooting took place in front of the prime minister's office, but Enrico Letta was being sworn in as prime minister at the time at the president's palace a short distance away, state-run news agency ANSA said.
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