Caretaker leader, interim leader.
A caretaker leader has power for a short period of time until a new one is chosen.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.
In the News:
"Terrorism expert Peter Bergen reports on CNN International that the Egyptian Saif al-Adel has been appointed as a "caretaker" leader of al-Qaeda, following the death of its emir Osama bin Laden."
Time Magazine.
" A veteran Egyptian jihadist is effectively serving as the caretaker leader of Al Qaeda while it adjusts to the death of Osama bin Laden."
Times Online.
"Norman Benotman, an analyst at the London-based Quilliam foundation, said al-Adel would not be interim leader for very long."
Imagen: The Independent.
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