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• Road to ruin: how the Mugabes’ time ran outEmmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as only the moment president of Zimbabwe since the country gained independence in 1980, taking the oath of office in front of 70000 people in Harare’s main sports stadium.
Mnangagwa raised a loud cheer when he pledged that “free and fair elections would be held next year as scheduled and that the “people’s voice would be heard”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk