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Castro becomes first woman president of Honduras

In her first official address at the Tegucigalpa National Stadium, Castro denounced "the social and economic tragedy confronting Honduras" and promised to make work of improving education, healthcare, security and employment.

Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro waves after swearing in during her inauguration ceremony, in Tegucigalpa. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

Leftist Xiomara Castro was sworn in Thursday as the first woman president of Honduras, vowing to reform the crime- and poverty-stricken nation into a "socialist and democratic state."

Castro, 62, took

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