No, this didn't happen in Thailand - unless hell has frozen over (I haven't checked) - but Down Under, just a few hours ago.
Gillard Australia's first female PM
Julia Gillard has taken her place at the House of Representatives despatch box as the nation's first woman prime minister.
Ms Gillard, sworn in 90 minutes earlier by the governor-general, was welcomed to the chamber by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who shook her hand.
She was sworn in as Australia's 27th prime minister.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/7452...first-female-pm
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PM steps aside amidst insourmountable lack of confidence in his leadership
Started by mauRICE, Jun 24 2010 04:52 PM
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 04:52 PM
"I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure."
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 04:59 PM
Watch the clip and the simple yet classy and dignified manner in which she took office. No pomp and pageantry, certainly no guns and bloodshed. A smooth transition in a functioning democracy.
"I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure."
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 07:36 PM
QUOTE(mauRICE @ Jun 24 2010, 04:59 PM) 
No pomp and pageantry
What do you expect from a country with few traditions and a culture that appeals to the lowest common denominator?
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 10:00 PM
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Posted 24 June 2010 - 10:32 PM
QUOTE(gay_grampa @ Jun 24 2010, 07:36 PM)
What do you expect from a country with few traditions and a culture that appeals to the lowest common denominator?
That's not the point even if it were true, and it's not.
"I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure."
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