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World in Pictures: 2003 International Politicians
December 10, 2003

Georgian President ousted
格鲁吉亚总统被迫下台

Georgian President Eduard talks to the press in Tbilisi, Nov. 3. Results from parliamentary elections in the former Soviet republic of Georgia gave the pro-government bloc the lead, despite exit polls that showed voters, unhappy with rampant poverty and corruption under him, favour the opposition.

US Secretary of Defense
拉姆斯菲尔德“扮鬼脸”

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) grimaces as he listens to a translation during a press conference Sep. 6 in Baghdad. From left are: Paul Bremer, top US civilian administrator in Iraq; Rumsfeld; and US Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez.

South Korean President
卢武铉当选韩国总统

South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun delivers a speech, Feb. 25 during his swearing ceremony outside South Korea's National Assembly building. Roh was sworn in as 16th South Korean President.

Schroeder re-elected
施罗德第三次连任

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder gives a thumbs up after he was re-elected as the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during the SPD annual congress in Bochum Nov. 17.

Japanese diplomats killed
小泉哀悼外交官遇袭

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shows a stern expression during an interview at his residence in Tokyo, Nov. 30, as he comments on two Japanese diplomats, along with their Lebanese driver, who were ambushed and killed in Iraq by attackers with small-calibre weapons.

Bush: "Love him" or "hate him"
布什：“爱他或恨他”？

President Bush depicted on the cover of Time Magazine in November with a black eye and a lipstick kiss. The President has just returned from the UK where he was met with large protests over the Iraq War.

Recalled governor
戴维斯被罢免

California Governor Grey Davis takes first look at San Diego fire demage in Scripps Ranch neighborhood on Oct. 27. He became the first recalled governor in Californian history.

French Prime Minister
法国总理“耍杂技”

French Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin juggles with an apple, Feb. 27 during his visit in Paris to the Agriculture show.

Photo source: ImagineChina