Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ali Zeidan, a long-time opponent of deposed dictator Moamer Kadhafi,, elected Libya PM


Ghana: Ali Zeidan, ex-Kadhafi opponent, elected Libya PM: TRIPOLI AFP - Libyas General National Congress elected... 
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4:45 PM - 14 Oct 12 · Details

Ali Zeidan, ex-Kadhafi opponent, elected Libya PM

By AFP
Ali Zeidan, an ex-diplomat who defected from dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime, pictured in 2011. By Karim Jaafar (AFP/File)
Ali Zeidan, an ex-diplomat who defected from dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime, pictured in 2011. By Karim Jaafar (AFP/File)
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By: FRED EFFAH-YEBOAH -
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libya's General National Congress elected Ali Zeidan, a long-time opponent of deposed dictator Moamer Kadhafi, as prime minister on Sunday, the assembly's chief said.
"Ali Zeidan is elected prime minister and is asked to propose a cabinet within two weeks," Mohammed Megaryef, president of the national assembly, said in remarks broadcast on television.
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