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                              Mugabe Names New VPs

   by VOA News

   Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has appointed two new vice
   presidents as part of a general shakeup in the ruling ZANU-PF party.

   Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and former diplomat Phelekezela
   Mphoko were named Zimbabwe's first and second vice presidents, a day
   after the president fired former deputy Joice Mujuru.

   Mnangagwa a longtime ally of Mugabe is seen as a likely successor to
   the 90-year-old president, who has ruled Zimbabwe for 34 years.

   Mugabe dismissed Mujuru after accusing her of plotting to assassinate
   him - an allegation Mujuru has denied.

   The former deputy was also the target of a campaign by first lady Grace
   Mugabe, who gained political power last week when she was named head of
   ZANU-PF's women's league.

   Mujuru and Mnangagwa were seen as leading rival factions in ZANU-PF and
   jockeying for the presidency in the event of Mugabe's death or his
   stepping down from power.

   Mugabe gained the power to name his own vice presidents only last week
   at a ZANU-PF congress.

   Mujuru, who also lost her post as ZANU-PF vice president, told VOA's
   Zimbabwe Service on Tuesday that she would remain a loyal member of the
   party.
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