When he came to power, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero in a nation that had endured nearly a century of white colonial rule.
After immense pressure, he resigned as Zimbabwe’s President on 21 November. Ousted Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa will take over as leader of Zimbabwe in 48 hours.
Mugabe’s resignation came after continued demands from Mnangagwa, his former party the ZANU-PF, the Opposition, the citizens of Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwe War Vets’ Association, for him to step down.
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Educated and urbane, Robert Mugabe took power after seven years of a liberation bush war.
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But nearly four decades after independence in 1980, many see him as power-obsessed and willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of control.
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