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November 22, 2017

Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Resigns, Ending 37-Year Rule
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In Zimbabwe, long-time leader Robert Mugabe reportedly resigned Tuesday,
prompting massive celebrations in the streets of the capital, Harare and
other cities. Mugabe had ruled for the last 37-years since Zimbabwe's
independence, until he was placed under house arrest last week in an
apparent military coup. In Parliament, cheers erupted Tuesday after the
speaker of the national assembly read from a resignation letter said to
be written by Mugabe. Zimbabwe's military says it has installed Mugabe's
former vice president and long-time political ally, Emmerson Mnangagwa,
as interim president.


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