RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press= YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast — Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated as Ivory Coast’s president on Saturday, in a ceremony meant to mark the return of constitutional order and the end of a political standoff that sparked a conflict that killed hundreds earlier this year. “The serious crisis that struck Ivory Coast the day after the election … has been resolved democratically, respecting the will of the people,” Ouattara said in a speech after receiving the country’s highest honor — a golden chain called The Great Necklace, worn by all previous presidents. “This ceremony today is not about the victory of one side over another, but about rediscovered brotherhood…
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