<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Wilder" id="mwASs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Douglas Wilder">Douglas Wilder</a> becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" id="mwASw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" id="mwAS0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>.