South Africa: 20 Years Flypast Wows Inauguration Crowd

Jacob Zuma's presidential inauguration in Pretoria on Saturday was followed by a stunning aerial display - including a formation flypast in the shape of "20", marking South Africa's 20 years of democracy - that left the massive crowd at the Union Buildings breathless.

The salute flypast, followed Zuma's swearing-in for a second term as President of South Africa, drew cheering, ululation and vuvuzela blasts from the thousands of people gathered on the Southern Lawns of the Union Buildings.

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