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. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns. Wild jubilation among MPs as speaker tells parliament. Comes one week after military coup. Former vice president 'to be sworn in'.Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, bringing to an end 37 years in power which he began as a hero of the struggle against white rule and ended as the man blamed for reducing his country to despotism and economic misery.The streets of Harare erupted in celebration after Mr Mugabe’s resignation to launch impeachment proceedings on Tuesday afternoon.' My decision to resign is voluntary on my part and arises from my concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire for a smooth, non-violent transfer of power,' Mr Mugabe said in a letter read out by Jacob Mudenda, the speaker of parliament.The move was cautiously welcomed by the West, with the UK and the US calling for a peaceful transition to democracy.Boris Johnson yesterday hinted that Zimbabwe could rejoin the Commonwealth, from which its membership was suspended in 2002 over a disputed vote, if free and fair elections were held.
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Mr Johnson said Mr Mugabe had been 'a despot who impoverished his country'. Mr Mugabe’s resignation letter made no mention of who should replace him as president.However, he is widely expected to be succeeded by Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former security chief who fled to South Africa after Mr Mugabe fired him as vice president on November 6.Zanu-PF, the ruling party, installed Mr Mnangagwa as party leader after ousting Mr Mugabe from the same role on Saturday. He could be sworn in as president by Thursday, the party's chief whip said.Mr Mugabe’s resignation came a week after Zimbabwe’s military placed the 93-year old president under house arrest in a soft coup prompted by a power struggle within the ruling party involving Grace Mugabe, the first lady.
In a bid to preserve a veneer of legitimacy and avoid sanctions, the military and its allies in the ruling the Zanu PF party attempted to persuade Mr Mugabe to resign voluntarily by threatening to impeach him and mounting a massive public march in Harare to demonstrate he had lost public support.The head of the Zimbabwean armed forces, who executed the coup, cautioned against retribution in the wake of Mr Mugabe's resignation.' Acts of vengeful retribution or trying to settle scores will be dealt with severely,' Gen. Constantino Chiwenga. Theresa May has said Britain is Zimbabwe's oldest friend and is here to help the former colony transition to a bright future.Following on from Boris Johnson's comments, the prime minister said Robert Mugabe's resignation on Tuesday gave Zimbabwe 'an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule'.She added in a statement: 'In recent days we have seen the desire of the Zimbabwean people for free and fair elections and the opportunity to rebuild the country's economy under a legitimate government.' As Zimbabwe's oldest friend we will do all we can to support this, working with our international and regional partners to help the country achieve the brighter future it so deserves.' .Will they stay in Zimbabwe?It seems unlikely. President Mugabe may have had a little over 37 years at the helm when he stood down, but he was only Africa's second longest-serving leader, behind Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has been in power since August 1979.President Obiang Nguema still hangs on.
But now taking Mr Mugabe's place behind him is President Paul Biya of Cameroon, who has 35 years under his belt. He became president on November 6, 1982, after serving seven years as prime minister.In third place is Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has spent 33 years in office, but not in one go. He first served from 1979 to 1992 and then came back to run the country in 1997 at the end of a civil war.
Mr Sassou Nguesso was re-elected in March 2016. Telegraph correspondent Peta Thornycroft, in Harare, says news of Mr Mugabe's resignation came to people on the streets via Facebook Live video feeds.The news spread as the sun began to set, leading to people 'jumping, shouting, hooting, ululating embracing, sobbing, laughing and screaming' as the street lights flickered on.'
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We are in the streets. We can’t stay inside, we have to celebrate the whole night by dancing and screaming,' one mother of two said.“I want to see him in leg irons,” shouted another man, referring to former president. Associated Press reports:Emmerson Mnangagwa, elected as the new leader of Zimbabwe's ruling political party and now poised to take over as the country's president within hours, has engineered a remarkable comeback using skills he no doubt learned from his longtime mentor, the newly resigned President Robert Mugabe.Mr Mnangagwa served for decades as Mugabe's enforcer - a role that gave him a reputation for being astute, ruthless and effective at manipulating the levers of power. Among the population, he is more feared than popular, but he has strategically fostered a loyal support base within the military and security forces.A leading government figure since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, he became vice president in 2014 and is so widely known as the 'Crocodile' that his supporters are called Team Lacoste for the brand's crocodile logo.The 75-year-old 'is smart and skillful, but will he be a panacea for Zimbabwe's problems? Will he bring good governance and economic management? We'll have to watch this space,' said Piers Pigou, southern Africa expert for the International Crisis Group.Mr Mugabe unwittingly set in motion the events that led to his own downfall, firing his vice president on Nov. Mr Mnangagwa fled the country to avoid arrest while issuing a ringing statement saying he would return to lead Zimbabwe.'
Let us bury our differences and rebuild a new and prosperous Zimbabwe, a country that is tolerant to divergent views, a country that respects opinions of others, a country that does note isolate itself from the rest of the world because of one stubborn individual who believes he is entitled to rule this country until death,' he said in the Nov. 8 statement.He has not been seen in public.
But shortly after Mr Mugabe's resignation was announced, ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke told The Associated Press that he would take over as the country's leader within 48 hours, saying Mnangagwa 'is not far from here.' In an interview with The Associated Press years ago, Mr Mnangagwa was terse and stone-faced, backing up his reputation for saying little but acting decisively. Party insiders say that he can be charming and has friends of all colors.Mr Mnangagwa joined the fight against white minority rule in Rhodesia while still a teen in the 1960s. In 1963, he received military training in Egypt and China. As one of the earliest guerrilla fighters against Ian Smith's Rhodesian regime, he was captured, tortured and convicted of blowing up a locomotive in 1965.Sentenced to death by hanging, he was found to be under 21, and his punishment was commuted to 10 years in prison. He was jailed with other prominent nationalists including Mr Mugabe.While imprisoned, Mr Mnangagwa studied through a correspondence school. After his release in 1975, he went to Zambia, where he completed a law degree and started practicing.
Soon he went to newly independent Marxist Mozambique, where he became Mr Mugabe's assistant and bodyguard. In 1979, he accompanied Mr Mugabe to the Lancaster House talks in London that led to the end of Rhodesia and the birth of Zimbabwe.' Our relationship has over the years blossomed beyond that of master and servant to father and son,' Mr Mnangagwa wrote this month of his relationship with Mr Mugabe.When Zimbabwe achieved independence in 1980, Mr Mnangagwa was appointed minister of security.
He directed the merger of the Rhodesian army with Mr Mugabe's guerrilla forces and the forces of rival nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo. Ever since, he has kept close ties with the military and security forces.In 1983, Mr Mugabe launched a brutal campaign against Nkomo's supporters that became known as the Matabeleland massacres for the deaths of 10,000 to 20,000 Ndebele people in Zimbabwe's southern provinces.Mr Mnangagwa was widely blamed for planning the campaign of the army's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade on their deadly mission into the Matabeleland provinces.
Mr Mnangagwa denies this.In recent years, Mr Mnangagwa has promoted himself as an experienced leader who will bring stability to Zimbabwe. But his promises to return Zimbabwe to democracy and prosperity are viewed with skepticism by many experts.' He has successfully managed a palace coup that leaves ZANU-PF and the military in charge. He's been Mugabe's bag man for decades,' said Zimbabwean author and commentator Peter Godwin. 'I have low expectations about what he will achieve as president. I hope I will be proved wrong.' AFP reports from Harare:Car horns blared and cheering crowds raced through the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare Tuesday as news spread that President Robert Mugabe had resigned after 37 years in power.The announcement came after days of building pressure on the 93-year-old authoritarian leader, who was feared by many of his citizens through his long and often repressive rule.'
We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,' Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, told AFP.' We woke up every morning waiting for this day.
This country has been through tough times.' After a week of political turmoil, Zimbabweans reacted with shock and unfettered joy.' I am so happy that Mugabe is gone, 37 years under a dictatorship is not a joke,' said Tinashe Chakanetsa, 18.' I am hoping for a new Zimbabwe ruled by the people and not by one person.'
We need leaders who are selected by the people and not rulers. I am looking forward to get a job after our economy recovers.' Massive crowds gathered within minutes of the shock announcement to parliament.Men were breakdancing, women were singing and children were in tears, all brandishing national flags and praising General Constantino Chiwenga - the man who led the army takeover - as the news began to sink in.' It's shocking, that guy is powerful, very powerful,' said Barber Wright Chirombe, one of those who joined the euphoric street celebrations.
Telegraph correspondent Peta Thornycroft, in Harare, reports that she can hear the sounds of 'jubilation, chanting, singing, shrieking, horns blaring'.Gloria Chimini, 45, a stenographer at the parliament of Zimbabwe who had such a busy day helping move the infrastructure the parliament to the Zimbabwe International Conference Centre, could not stop whooping and crying: “Oh,my God, Oh my God. I am so happynow I just don’t care about anything because he is gone.”Innocent Manase, 28, a Harare lawyer told the Telegraph: 'No one is invincible in life.
Let’s not make a mistake of forgiving his past wrongs. This must serve as an example to future presidents that you don’t take people for granted.”Malvern Grant, a visitor from South Africa, on business in Harare, showed up at the temporary parliament to have a look: “I am happy that the dictator has gone. All the best to Zimbabwe and Africa. You make us proud. Now, (president) Zuma, you are next.”. A Zimbabwe ruling party official tells The Associated Press that recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will take over as the country's leader within 48 hours.Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke says Mr Mnangagwa, who fled the country after his firing, 'is not far from here.' The official spoke to the AP immediately after the Parliament speaker announced Mugabe's immediate resignation during impeachment proceedings.Mr Matuke says they look forward to Mr Mugabe doing the handover of power 'so that Mnangagwa moves with speed to work for the country.'
Brian Raftopoulos, Zimbabwe’s veteran political academic, says that while people are cheering now, there is good reason to be concerned about what the future holds:Even the processes put in place from last week indicated it was just a matter of time before Mugabe’s resignation or removal would become a reality.I must admit I thought this man would die in power, because of the power structures he built around himself. I am very concerned about what is coming next.People are over enthusiastic about Mugabe going, when the future of democratic politics in Zimbabwe is really problematic.The legacy of the manner in which this was done, and the centrality of the military, will see them as arbiters and I fear this will have negative implications for the future. Our correspondent in Harare, Peta Thornycroft, says Harare is 'erupting' with excitement.Cars began honking horns and people cheered in the streets, as the news spread like wildfire across the capital, with thousands pouring out to celebrate.' We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,' Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, said. 'We woke up every morning waiting for this day. This country has been through tough times.' Some people are holding posters of Zimbabwean army chief Constantino Chiwenga and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month triggered the military takeover that forced Mugabe to resign.
. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns. Wild jubilation among MPs as speaker tells parliament. Comes one week after military coup. Former vice president 'to be sworn in'.Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, bringing to an end 37 years in power which he began as a hero of the struggle against white rule and ended as the man blamed for reducing his country to despotism and economic misery.The streets of Harare erupted in celebration after Mr Mugabe’s resignation to launch impeachment proceedings on Tuesday afternoon.' My decision to resign is voluntary on my part and arises from my concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire for a smooth, non-violent transfer of power,' Mr Mugabe said in a letter read out by Jacob Mudenda, the speaker of parliament.The move was cautiously welcomed by the West, with the UK and the US calling for a peaceful transition to democracy.Boris Johnson yesterday hinted that Zimbabwe could rejoin the Commonwealth, from which its membership was suspended in 2002 over a disputed vote, if free and fair elections were held.
Mr Johnson said Mr Mugabe had been 'a despot who impoverished his country'. Mr Mugabe’s resignation letter made no mention of who should replace him as president.However, he is widely expected to be succeeded by Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former security chief who fled to South Africa after Mr Mugabe fired him as vice president on November 6.Zanu-PF, the ruling party, installed Mr Mnangagwa as party leader after ousting Mr Mugabe from the same role on Saturday. He could be sworn in as president by Thursday, the party's chief whip said.Mr Mugabe’s resignation came a week after Zimbabwe’s military placed the 93-year old president under house arrest in a soft coup prompted by a power struggle within the ruling party involving Grace Mugabe, the first lady. In a bid to preserve a veneer of legitimacy and avoid sanctions, the military and its allies in the ruling the Zanu PF party attempted to persuade Mr Mugabe to resign voluntarily by threatening to impeach him and mounting a massive public march in Harare to demonstrate he had lost public support.The head of the Zimbabwean armed forces, who executed the coup, cautioned against retribution in the wake of Mr Mugabe's resignation.' Acts of vengeful retribution or trying to settle scores will be dealt with severely,' Gen.
Constantino Chiwenga. Theresa May has said Britain is Zimbabwe's oldest friend and is here to help the former colony transition to a bright future.Following on from Boris Johnson's comments, the prime minister said Robert Mugabe's resignation on Tuesday gave Zimbabwe 'an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule'.She added in a statement: 'In recent days we have seen the desire of the Zimbabwean people for free and fair elections and the opportunity to rebuild the country's economy under a legitimate government.' As Zimbabwe's oldest friend we will do all we can to support this, working with our international and regional partners to help the country achieve the brighter future it so deserves.' .Will they stay in Zimbabwe?It seems unlikely.
President Mugabe may have had a little over 37 years at the helm when he stood down, but he was only Africa's second longest-serving leader, behind Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has been in power since August 1979.President Obiang Nguema still hangs on. But now taking Mr Mugabe's place behind him is President Paul Biya of Cameroon, who has 35 years under his belt. He became president on November 6, 1982, after serving seven years as prime minister.In third place is Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has spent 33 years in office, but not in one go. He first served from 1979 to 1992 and then came back to run the country in 1997 at the end of a civil war. Mr Sassou Nguesso was re-elected in March 2016.
Telegraph correspondent Peta Thornycroft, in Harare, says news of Mr Mugabe's resignation came to people on the streets via Facebook Live video feeds.The news spread as the sun began to set, leading to people 'jumping, shouting, hooting, ululating embracing, sobbing, laughing and screaming' as the street lights flickered on.' We are in the streets.
We can’t stay inside, we have to celebrate the whole night by dancing and screaming,' one mother of two said.“I want to see him in leg irons,” shouted another man, referring to former president. Associated Press reports:Emmerson Mnangagwa, elected as the new leader of Zimbabwe's ruling political party and now poised to take over as the country's president within hours, has engineered a remarkable comeback using skills he no doubt learned from his longtime mentor, the newly resigned President Robert Mugabe.Mr Mnangagwa served for decades as Mugabe's enforcer - a role that gave him a reputation for being astute, ruthless and effective at manipulating the levers of power. Among the population, he is more feared than popular, but he has strategically fostered a loyal support base within the military and security forces.A leading government figure since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, he became vice president in 2014 and is so widely known as the 'Crocodile' that his supporters are called Team Lacoste for the brand's crocodile logo.The 75-year-old 'is smart and skillful, but will he be a panacea for Zimbabwe's problems? Will he bring good governance and economic management? We'll have to watch this space,' said Piers Pigou, southern Africa expert for the International Crisis Group.Mr Mugabe unwittingly set in motion the events that led to his own downfall, firing his vice president on Nov. Mr Mnangagwa fled the country to avoid arrest while issuing a ringing statement saying he would return to lead Zimbabwe.' Let us bury our differences and rebuild a new and prosperous Zimbabwe, a country that is tolerant to divergent views, a country that respects opinions of others, a country that does note isolate itself from the rest of the world because of one stubborn individual who believes he is entitled to rule this country until death,' he said in the Nov.
8 statement.He has not been seen in public. But shortly after Mr Mugabe's resignation was announced, ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke told The Associated Press that he would take over as the country's leader within 48 hours, saying Mnangagwa 'is not far from here.' In an interview with The Associated Press years ago, Mr Mnangagwa was terse and stone-faced, backing up his reputation for saying little but acting decisively. Party insiders say that he can be charming and has friends of all colors.Mr Mnangagwa joined the fight against white minority rule in Rhodesia while still a teen in the 1960s.
In 1963, he received military training in Egypt and China. As one of the earliest guerrilla fighters against Ian Smith's Rhodesian regime, he was captured, tortured and convicted of blowing up a locomotive in 1965.Sentenced to death by hanging, he was found to be under 21, and his punishment was commuted to 10 years in prison.
He was jailed with other prominent nationalists including Mr Mugabe.While imprisoned, Mr Mnangagwa studied through a correspondence school. After his release in 1975, he went to Zambia, where he completed a law degree and started practicing.
Soon he went to newly independent Marxist Mozambique, where he became Mr Mugabe's assistant and bodyguard. In 1979, he accompanied Mr Mugabe to the Lancaster House talks in London that led to the end of Rhodesia and the birth of Zimbabwe.' Our relationship has over the years blossomed beyond that of master and servant to father and son,' Mr Mnangagwa wrote this month of his relationship with Mr Mugabe.When Zimbabwe achieved independence in 1980, Mr Mnangagwa was appointed minister of security. He directed the merger of the Rhodesian army with Mr Mugabe's guerrilla forces and the forces of rival nationalist leader Joshua Nkomo. Ever since, he has kept close ties with the military and security forces.In 1983, Mr Mugabe launched a brutal campaign against Nkomo's supporters that became known as the Matabeleland massacres for the deaths of 10,000 to 20,000 Ndebele people in Zimbabwe's southern provinces.Mr Mnangagwa was widely blamed for planning the campaign of the army's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade on their deadly mission into the Matabeleland provinces. Mr Mnangagwa denies this.In recent years, Mr Mnangagwa has promoted himself as an experienced leader who will bring stability to Zimbabwe. But his promises to return Zimbabwe to democracy and prosperity are viewed with skepticism by many experts.'
He has successfully managed a palace coup that leaves ZANU-PF and the military in charge. He's been Mugabe's bag man for decades,' said Zimbabwean author and commentator Peter Godwin. 'I have low expectations about what he will achieve as president.
I hope I will be proved wrong.' AFP reports from Harare:Car horns blared and cheering crowds raced through the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare Tuesday as news spread that President Robert Mugabe had resigned after 37 years in power.The announcement came after days of building pressure on the 93-year-old authoritarian leader, who was feared by many of his citizens through his long and often repressive rule.' We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,' Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, told AFP.'
We woke up every morning waiting for this day. This country has been through tough times.'
After a week of political turmoil, Zimbabweans reacted with shock and unfettered joy.' I am so happy that Mugabe is gone, 37 years under a dictatorship is not a joke,' said Tinashe Chakanetsa, 18.' I am hoping for a new Zimbabwe ruled by the people and not by one person.' We need leaders who are selected by the people and not rulers.
I am looking forward to get a job after our economy recovers.' Massive crowds gathered within minutes of the shock announcement to parliament.Men were breakdancing, women were singing and children were in tears, all brandishing national flags and praising General Constantino Chiwenga - the man who led the army takeover - as the news began to sink in.' It's shocking, that guy is powerful, very powerful,' said Barber Wright Chirombe, one of those who joined the euphoric street celebrations. Telegraph correspondent Peta Thornycroft, in Harare, reports that she can hear the sounds of 'jubilation, chanting, singing, shrieking, horns blaring'.Gloria Chimini, 45, a stenographer at the parliament of Zimbabwe who had such a busy day helping move the infrastructure the parliament to the Zimbabwe International Conference Centre, could not stop whooping and crying: “Oh,my God, Oh my God.
I am so happynow I just don’t care about anything because he is gone.”Innocent Manase, 28, a Harare lawyer told the Telegraph: 'No one is invincible in life. Let’s not make a mistake of forgiving his past wrongs. This must serve as an example to future presidents that you don’t take people for granted.”Malvern Grant, a visitor from South Africa, on business in Harare, showed up at the temporary parliament to have a look: “I am happy that the dictator has gone.
All the best to Zimbabwe and Africa. You make us proud. Now, (president) Zuma, you are next.”. A Zimbabwe ruling party official tells The Associated Press that recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will take over as the country's leader within 48 hours.Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke says Mr Mnangagwa, who fled the country after his firing, 'is not far from here.' The official spoke to the AP immediately after the Parliament speaker announced Mugabe's immediate resignation during impeachment proceedings.Mr Matuke says they look forward to Mr Mugabe doing the handover of power 'so that Mnangagwa moves with speed to work for the country.' Brian Raftopoulos, Zimbabwe’s veteran political academic, says that while people are cheering now, there is good reason to be concerned about what the future holds:Even the processes put in place from last week indicated it was just a matter of time before Mugabe’s resignation or removal would become a reality.I must admit I thought this man would die in power, because of the power structures he built around himself. I am very concerned about what is coming next.People are over enthusiastic about Mugabe going, when the future of democratic politics in Zimbabwe is really problematic.The legacy of the manner in which this was done, and the centrality of the military, will see them as arbiters and I fear this will have negative implications for the future.
Our correspondent in Harare, Peta Thornycroft, says Harare is 'erupting' with excitement.Cars began honking horns and people cheered in the streets, as the news spread like wildfire across the capital, with thousands pouring out to celebrate.' We are just so happy that things are finally going to change,' Togo Ndhlalambi, 32, a hairdresser, said.
'We woke up every morning waiting for this day. This country has been through tough times.' Some people are holding posters of Zimbabwean army chief Constantino Chiwenga and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month triggered the military takeover that forced Mugabe to resign.
Let's take a look at some of the Mugabe's most interesting and controversial quotes:ON RACISM. 'The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans. The white man is here as a second citizen.' .
'White farmers' killers should not be prosecuted.' . 'Racism will never end as long as white cars are still using black tires.' . 'Racism will never end if people still use black to symbolise bad luck and WHITE for peace.' . 'Racism will never end if people still wear white clothes to weddings and black clothes to the funerals.'
. 'Racism will never end as long as we still wash first white clothes, then other colours later.' .
'Racism will never end as long as those who don't pay their bills are blacklisted not white listed.' . 'I don't care, so long as my toilet seat is white and I'm still using the white toilet paper. I'm still fine. 'ON HOMOSEXUALITY AND GAY MARRIAGE. 'Homosexuality is a filthy disease, and 'never, never, never' support homosexuality.' .
'If aid, as I understand, is to be given on the basis that we accept the principle of gay marriages, then let that aid stay where it is.' . 'We ask, was he born out of homosexuality? We need continuity in our race, and that comes from the woman, and no to homosexuality. They are worse than dogs and pigs.'
. 'President Barack Obama came to Africa saying Africa must allow gay marriages. God destroyed the Earth because of these sins. Weddings are for a man and a woman.' ON THE ECONOMY.
'Our economy is a hundred times better, than the average African economy. Outside South Africa, what country is as good as Zimbabwe? What are lacking now are goods on the shelves, that is all.' ON STAYING IN OFFICE. 'Only God who appointed me will remove me, not the MDC (opposition), not the British.'
ON NELSON MANDELA. 'Mandela has gone a bit too far in doing well to the non-black communities, really in some cases at the expense of (blacks).That's being too saintly, too good.' . 'Mandela preferred his personal freedom over the economic freedom of black South Africans.' . 'Whites in South Africa control land, industries and companies and that Mandela had made a big mistake by ignoring the land issue.'
ON FALSE REPORTS OF HIS DEATH'I have died many times. That's where I have beaten Christ.
Christ died once and resurrected once. I have died and resurrected and I don't know how many times I will die and resurrect.' ON GROOMING A SUCCESSOR.
'Grooming a successor, is it an inheritance? In a democratic party, you don't want leaders appointed that way. They have to be appointed properly by the people.' AFTER RESIGNING. 'My decision to resign is voluntary on my part.
It arises from my concern for the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe and my desire to ensure a smooth, peaceful and non-violent transfer of power that underpins national security, peace and stability.'
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