Photos: Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe’s President, ending four decades of rule

Nov 21, 2017 22:09 IST

Zimbabweans celebrate after Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / AP)

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Zimbabweans celebrate after Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / AP)

ZANU-PF spokesperson Simon Khama Moyo (R) reads the outcome of the caucus meeting on November 20, 2017 at party headquarters in Harare. Impeachment would be an ignominious end to the career of the “Grand Old Man” of African politics, once lauded as an anti-colonial hero and the only leader Zimbabwe has known since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

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ZANU-PF spokesperson Simon Khama Moyo (R) reads the outcome of the caucus meeting on November 20, 2017 at party headquarters in Harare. Impeachment would be an ignominious end to the career of the “Grand Old Man” of African politics, once lauded as an anti-colonial hero and the only leader Zimbabwe has known since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

Zimbabwe’s Army chief Constatntino Guveya Chiwenga (L) speaks during a press conference on November 20, 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Chiwenga said that progress had been made in talks towards an apparent deal over Mugabe’s exit. He also said the president was in touch with Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ousted vice president whose sacking triggered the military takeover and Mugabe’s loss of power. (Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)

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Zimbabwe’s Army chief Constatntino Guveya Chiwenga (L) speaks during a press conference on November 20, 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Chiwenga said that progress had been made in talks towards an apparent deal over Mugabe’s exit. He also said the president was in touch with Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ousted vice president whose sacking triggered the military takeover and Mugabe’s loss of power. (Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)

People hold an anti-Grace Mugabe placard during a demonstration demanding Mugabe’s resignation on November 18, 2017 in Harare. In a draft impeachment motion, ZANU-PF said Mugabe had abused his constitutional mandate to favour his wife Grace, 52, whose tilt at power triggered the backlash from the army. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

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People hold an anti-Grace Mugabe placard during a demonstration demanding Mugabe’s resignation on November 18, 2017 in Harare. In a draft impeachment motion, ZANU-PF said Mugabe had abused his constitutional mandate to favour his wife Grace, 52, whose tilt at power triggered the backlash from the army. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

President Robert Mugabe meets with senior members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and police at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe on November 19, 2017. In a televised address that night, the 93-year-old president flouted expectations he would step down after the takeover, blithely declaring that he would chair a top-level meeting of the party that had just disavowed him. (AP)

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President Robert Mugabe meets with senior members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and police at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe on November 19, 2017. In a televised address that night, the 93-year-old president flouted expectations he would step down after the takeover, blithely declaring that he would chair a top-level meeting of the party that had just disavowed him. (AP)

A man cheers as a military vehicle loaded with soldiers drives past him during a rally to demand the resignation of Robert Mugabe at the a public ground on November 18, 2017, in Harare. Since last week, Mugabe has been confined to his lavish “Blue Roof” residence in Harare, apart from two trips to State House to meet generals and one to a university graduation ceremony. (AFP Photo)

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A man cheers as a military vehicle loaded with soldiers drives past him during a rally to demand the resignation of Robert Mugabe at the a public ground on November 18, 2017, in Harare. Since last week, Mugabe has been confined to his lavish “Blue Roof” residence in Harare, apart from two trips to State House to meet generals and one to a university graduation ceremony. (AFP Photo)

War Veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa (C) celebrates the dismissal of the president of the ruling ZANU-PF party on November 19, 2017 in Harare. The ZANU-PF draft impeachment motion accuses Mugabe of being a “source of instability”, flouting the rule of law and presiding over an “unprecedented economic tailspin” in the last 15 years. (Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)

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War Veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa (C) celebrates the dismissal of the president of the ruling ZANU-PF party on November 19, 2017 in Harare. The ZANU-PF draft impeachment motion accuses Mugabe of being a “source of instability”, flouting the rule of law and presiding over an “unprecedented economic tailspin” in the last 15 years. (Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)

A man looks at a television set broadcasting the state address by President Mugabe in Harare on November 19, 2017. Many Zimbabweans expected Mugabe to resign swiftly after the army seized power but his speech alongside the uniformed generals who were behind the military intervention made no reference to the clamour for his resignation. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

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A man looks at a television set broadcasting the state address by President Mugabe in Harare on November 19, 2017. Many Zimbabweans expected Mugabe to resign swiftly after the army seized power but his speech alongside the uniformed generals who were behind the military intervention made no reference to the clamour for his resignation. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

A portrait of Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe hangs in the ZANU-PF hall where delegates at a special ZANU-PF party Central Committee at the party’s headquarters sacked him from party leadership and expelled his wife Grace Mugabe on November 19, 2017 in Harare. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

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A portrait of Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe hangs in the ZANU-PF hall where delegates at a special ZANU-PF party Central Committee at the party’s headquarters sacked him from party leadership and expelled his wife Grace Mugabe on November 19, 2017 in Harare. (Zinyange Auntony / AFP)

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Robert Mugabe had clung on for a week after an army takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU-PF party, but resigned shortly after parliament began an impeachment process seen as the only legal way to force him out. Wild celebrations broke out when Mugabe's resignation was announced and suspended the impeachment procedure.

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