HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe resigned as president Tuesday after 37 years in power, as parliament began impeachment proceedings against him. FILE – In this April 7, 2016 file photo Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends a meeting with the country’s war veterans in Harare. Mugabe seemed almost untouchable for much of his nearly […]
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Ignores Calls to Quit, Faces Impeachment
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabweans mobilized Monday for what they hope is a major push to oust President Robert Mugabe, an increasingly isolated figure who faces impeachment proceedings and more street demonstrations even as he ignores calls to resign. While there is a national consensus that the 93-year-old president should go after nearly four decades […]
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Resigning after 37 Years: Official
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is resigning after nearly four decades in power, according to an official close to the talks on his departure, in an extraordinary end for the world’s oldest head of state who had vowed to rule until death. Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, right, meets with Defence Forces Generals […]
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Zimbabweans Say Mugabe Must Quit Now, But More Talks Planned
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Giddy with joy and finally free to speak out, vast throngs of demonstrators turned Zimbabwe’s capital into a carnival ground on Saturday in a peaceful outpouring of disdain for President Robert Mugabe and calls for him to quit immediately. Still clinging to his now-powerless post, the longtime leader was scheduled on […]