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[Published: Wednesday November 07 2018]

 Somali refugee elected to US Congress


WASHINGTON 7 Nov (ANA) - One-time Somali refugee Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, has been elected into the US House of Representatives.

Ms Omar, 36, migrated to the US as a teenager.  She beat Republican Jennifer Zielinski to win a seat to represent Minnesota.

Ms Omar and Michigan's Rashida Tlaib have become the first two Muslim congresswomen to be elected.(ANA)
FA/ANA/7 November 2018--------
 

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