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Saleh hands over Yemen reins to successor

Outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has formally handed over power to his vice-president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the winner of an uncontested campaign to replace him after 33 years of one-man rule.

(REUTERS) Sanaa – During a ceremony in the capital Sanaa on Monday, Saleh congratulated Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, his successor, and said he hoped for a peaceful transition of power.

“All of Yemen’s proud citizens are behind him,” Saleh said, before handing Hadi a Yemeni flag he called the “banner of the revolution”.

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