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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa sworn into office, leads race to succeed Mugabe

Zimbabwe's Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe's Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn into office on Friday, cementing his status as the leading candidate to succeed his 90-year-old boss Robert Mugabe, the country's sole ruler since independence from Britain in 1980.

Mnangagwa, nicknamed "The Crocodile", benefited from the fall of Joice Mujuru, Mugabe's deputy of 10 years, who was fired earlier this week following accusations of a plot to unseat the ageing leader.

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