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Robert Mugabe resignation ushers in new era for Zimbabwe
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Nov 21, 2017 04:25pm |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | Nov 21, 2017 12:00pm |
| Description | Robert Mugabe has resigned as president of Zimbabwe with immediate effect after 37 years in power, ushering in a new era for a country as uncertain as it is hopeful.
The man who ruled with an autocrat’s grip for so many years finally caved to popular and political pressure hours after parliament launched proceedings to impeach him.
He had refused to leave office during an eight-day crisis that began when the military took over last week. Clinging to the formal vestiges of power, he was unable or unwilling to recognise that after so many years of political mastery, he had lost control of both his party and the country. |
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