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Robert Mugabe names 'The Crocodile' Emmerson Mnangagwa as deputy

Robert Mugabe names 'The Crocodile' Emmerson Mnangagwa as deputy
Emmerson Mnangagwa named Zimbabwe's deputy president to replace Joice Mujuru who was fired over claims that she was plotting to overthrow Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe appointed justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa as his new deputy on Wednesday, making the hardliner known as "The Crocodile" the most likely successor to Africa's oldest head of state.

Mnangagwa takes over as deputy president in the ruling ZANU-PF party and for the country, in a move that comes a day after 90-year-old Mugabe fired former deputy Joice Mujuru.

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