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Mugabe took great care with his appearance, typically wearing a three-piece suit, [459] and insisted that members of his cabinet dressed in a similar Anglophile fashion. [460] On taking power in 1980, Mugabe's hallmark was his wide-rimmed glasses, [173] and he was also known for his tiny moustache. [459]
The restoration of the office of prime minister in 2009 was a result of a power-sharing agreement made in September 2008 between Mugabe's ZANU–PF and rival candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC–T after the 2008 presidential election and later run-off. Mugabe remained president while Tsvangirai was sworn into the office of prime minister on 11 ...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia came under the temporary control of Britain, and a Commonwealth monitoring force was convened to supervise fresh elections, in which ZANU and ZAPU would take part for the first time. ZANU won, and, with Mugabe as Prime Minister, formed the first government of Zimbabwe following its recognised independence on 18 April 1980. [73]
In November 2017, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was removed as president and party leader of ZANU–PF and was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa.. On the evening of 14 November 2017, elements of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) gathered around Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and seized control of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and key areas of the city.
This was the first election held under the new constitution approved in a referendum in March 2013 [3] and signed into law by President Robert Mugabe on 22 May. [4] The Supreme Court ruled on 31 May that President Mugabe should set a date as soon as possible, and that presidential and parliamentary elections must be held by 31 July. [5]
Mugabe died on Friday aged 95 in Singapore, where he had long received medical treatment. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who worked closely with Mugabe for decades before helping to oust him ...
The opposition shared power with the Mugabe regime between 2009 and 2013, Zimbabwe switched to using the US dollar as currency and the economy improved reaching a growth rate of 10% per year. [ 101 ] In 2013 the Mugabe government won an election which The Economist described as "rigged," [ 101 ] doubled the size of the civil service and ...
45.49 30 −15 MDC–T 43.56 24 +17 MDC–M 7.97 6 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Maps Mugabe 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Tsvangirai 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Presidential election results by province House of Assembly election results by constituency Politics of Zimbabwe Constitution Constitutional history Human rights Government President Emmerson Mnangagwa ...