Islamist Mohamed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's new president after the country's first free and fair election June 30, 2012.
Mohamed Morsi's Inauguration in Egypt
![Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, stands as he is sworn in at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/318F6867-F6C5-4221-ADEC-2FDA73E27E6F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, stands as he is sworn in at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.
![Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi stands before a military honor guard after his inauguration in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/763A5D41-14C4-4225-84EE-BDBFCC2084EA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi stands before a military honor guard after his inauguration in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.
![Egypt's new President Mohamed Morsi (R) poses with a gift from Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi (L), head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), during a ceremony where the military handed over power to Morsi at a military base in Hiks](https://gdb.voanews.com/6A9B41E9-C090-4D65-BF39-7342D2642763_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egypt's new President Mohamed Morsi (R) poses with a gift from Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi (L), head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), during a ceremony where the military handed over power to Morsi at a military base in Hiks
![Egypt's newly inaugurated President Mohammed Morsi speaks at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D041A386-5ECF-4E66-ABD9-9AD6FCDB99DC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egypt's newly inaugurated President Mohammed Morsi speaks at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2012.