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Coverage dated March 15, 2024

Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest

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LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K.

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  1. FOX 59 Indianapolis

    Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest (opens FOX 59 Indianapolis)

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    LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K.

  2. Breitbart News

    Ex-Lockdown Chief Vaughan Gething to Become First Black Leader of Wales (opens Breitbart News)

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    Vaughan Gething of the Welsh Labour Party is set to become the first Black leader of Wales' semi-autonomous government.

  3. The Guardian

    Vaughan Gething to become Welsh first minister after Labour leadership win (opens The Guardian)

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    Gething, 50, will become the first black leader of a European country when he is confirmed as first minister next week

  4. CBS News

    Wales elects Vaughan Gething, first Black national leader in Europe (opens CBS News)

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    Gething will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. - and, by some definitions, of any European country.

  5. Time

    Vaughan Gething Wins Welsh Labour Party Contest (opens Time)

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    Vaughan Gething is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.

  6. Forbes

    Who Is Vaughan Gething? What To Know About Europe’s First Black Government Leader. (opens Forbes)

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    Vaughan Gething will be the first-ever Black leader of any European country.

  7. The Guardian

    Who is Vaughan Gething, the new Welsh Labour leader? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The first black leader of a European nation has made history more than once during a rocky political career to date

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