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Email Print Related News U.N. expects fresh Haiti cholera outbreaks with rains Wed, May 11 2011 US has non-Pakistan supply routes for Afghan war Mon, May 9 2011 Countries finding new ways to pay for disaster relief Fri, May 6 2011 WFP sees viable role for strategic food stocks Thu, May 5 2011 U.N. Haiti cholera panel avoids blaming peacekeepers Thu, May 5 2011 Related Topics World Home » Natural Disasters » Haitian President-elect Michel Martelly listens to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while she answers a question from the press at the U.S. State Department in Washington, April 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE | Sat May 14, 2011 10:42am EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Michel Martelly, a charismatic singer with no government experience, was sworn in as Haiti's president on Saturday, shouldering a daunting task of reconstruction in his poor, earthquake-battered nation. The shaven-headed former entertainer, 50, took the oath of office before Haiti's national assembly in a prefabricated U.N.-supplied structure erected on the site of the old parliament building destroyed by last year's earthquake. Reflecting the huge rebuilding challenges facing the Western Hemisphere's poorest state, a power outage struck as the swearing-in ceremony started, but Martelly went ahead with the oath. Outgoing President Rene Preval joined the applause as his successor received the blue and red Haitian presidential sash. In a small but volatile Caribbean nation with a history of revolts and dictatorships, the inauguration marks the first time that a democratically-elected Haitian president hands over power to a freely-elected leader from the opposition. Martelly was due to give a speech outside the crumbled structure of the quake-damaged white-domed presidential palace, near a central square in Port-au-Prince where thousands of quake homeless are still sheltering in a temporary tent camp. The new president, a star of Haiti's Konpa carnival music who is known as "Sweet Micky," wooed mostly poor and illiterate voters with a potent promise of change in a whirlwind election campaign that culminated in his victory in a March 20 run-off. He has vowed to transform Haiti from a development basket case into a new Caribbean destination for investment and tourism that will provide jobs and better lives for its 10 million people. Among those attending the swearing in were the presidents of other Caribbean states, including the neighboring Dominican Republic, and representatives of major donor nations. Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, led the U.S. delegation, while French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe represented Haiti's former colonial ruler. Martelly won a popular mandate in a sometimes turbulent election protected by U.N. peacekeepers. The vote was steered through by the international community led by the United States, which persuaded local electoral officials to rectify several alleged fraud cases. The new president can count on international support, including from the United States, as he sets out to rebuild one of the world's poorest and disaster-prone countries, where hundreds of thousands of destitute earthquake victims are demanding jobs and homes. (Writing by Pascal Fletcher; Editing by Paul Simao) World Home Natural Disasters Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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