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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.
The following lists events from the year 2017 in Zimbabwe. Incumbents ... Thousands of Zimbabweans celebrate on the streets of Harare at the downfall of Mugabe. [8]
On 18 November 2017, anti-Mugabe solidarity protests were held in Zimbabwe and other countries, following the military takeover of the country on 15 November. On 21 November, Robert Mugabe sent a letter to Zimbabwe's Parliament resigning the presidency.
A U.S. citizen was released from Zimbabwe's maximum security jail on Friday after being accused of insulting President Robert Mugabe in a Twitter post.
Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on 24 November 2017 at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, before a crowd of around 60,000. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] Entertainment was provided by Zimbabwean singer Jah Prayzah , and attendees included several African leaders, foreign dignitaries, and domestic political figures, including opposition ...
Since 2017, he has also been the Vice President and Second Secretary of the ruling Zimbabwean African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) jointly serving with Kembo Mohadi. In 2017, he was the most prominent military leader involved in successfully toppling Zimbabwe's President of 37 years Robert Mugabe in a bloodless coup. [1] [2]
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Batsirai Pabwe picked detergents, toothpaste, snacks and some pasta among several grocery items spread on the tarmac of a car parking space — an unorthodox night bazaar ...
On 9 November 2017, Harare International Airport was officially, and controversially, renamed after the second President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, [5] a decision that was announced earlier in September 2017 and sparked a controversy, as many Zimbabweans felt that too many places in the country ...