Inauguration
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An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority. The term is usually used in reference to a politician's assumption of the duties of head of state or head of government (e.g. "the President's inauguration").
Political inaugurations often have lavish ceremonies, in which the politician publicly takes his or her oath of office in front of a large crowd of spectators.
State & religious leaders who are inaugurated
- King of Spain
- Pope John Paul I & his successors
- President of France
- President of Ireland - 11 November, unless term of precedessor shortened by death, resignation or removal from office.
- President of the United States - 20th January after their election
- Queen of the Netherlands
See also: coronation, Inauguration Dayde:Inauguration