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Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF sacks President Robert Mugabe as its leader

Robert Mugabe (Photo: Courtesy)

President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as the leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday in a move to force him to end to his 37 years in power peacefully following a de facto military coup.

He was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked this month, sources at a special ZANU-PF meeting to decide Mugabe's fate told Reuters.

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