Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Officially Fires Mugabe As Leader, Replaces Him With VP. Mnangagwa

Following the massive protest yesterday by Zimbabwean, the ruling party of Zimbabwe, Zanu PF has voted to sack Robert Mugabe as its leader and has appointed in his place the vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the veteran autocrat fired two weeks ago.

The vote by hundreds of senior Zanu-PF officials in Harare on Sunday significantly weakens the position of Mugabe, who has refused to step down following a military takeover last week, despite huge marches demanding that he leaves power.

Zimbabwe’s parliament will reconvene on Tuesday after a week-long suspension and is expecting to move to impeach the president if he fails to resign before Tuesday 21st November, 2017. The committee also expelled Grace Mugabe, the divisive first lady, who had been chair of the party’s women’s league.

When the motion was passed, removing Mugabe from the head of the party and reinstating Emmerson Mnangagwa to replace him, the hall broke into cheers, song and dance. The 200 or so members of the central committee leapt to their feet, many singing Mnangagwa’s name.

“This is the day that is defining the new birth and development of our country,” said Mike Madiro, chairman of one of the provincial party branches that had formally set Mugabe’s dethroning in motion.

Chris Mutsvangwa, head of the powerful war veterans’ association, said Mugabe was running out of time to negotiate his departure and should leave the country while he could. “We are going all the way,” Mutsvangwa said. “He’s trying to bargain for a dignified exit.”

The Zanu-PF central committee appointed Mnangagwa, the 75-year-old vice-president who was fired by Mugabe almost two weeks ago, as its new interim leader.

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Mugabe at 93 still wants 2 be president, he thinks he will have supporters 2 protest and fight for him loool

Leave the stage when the applause is loudest says an old proverb. We Africans are happy for Zibababweans for this long overdue freedom from the shackles of Mugabe and his wife. Igba ko lo bi orere. E sa ye re ko dara.