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Zimbabwe was tyrannically governed by President [[Robert Mugabe]] from 1980 until 2017 (serving until 1987 as prime minister). His Zimbabwean African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), which dominated the legislative and executive branches since independence in 1980. In November 2017, Mugabe resigned, being forced out of office in a military coup,<ref>Multiple references:

Zimbabwe was tyrannically governed by President [[Robert Mugabe]] from 1980 until 2017 (serving until 1987 as prime minister). His Zimbabwean African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), which dominated the legislative and executive branches since independence in 1980. In November 2017, Mugabe resigned, being forced out of office in a military coup,<ref>Multiple references:

*Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (November 21, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/21/zimbabwe-president-mugabe-resigns-amid-impeachment-hearing-parliament-speaker-says.html Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns ending decades-long dictatorship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*Suarez Sang, Lucia I. (November 21, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/21/zimbabwe-president-mugabe-resigns-amid-impeachment-hearing-parliament-speaker-says.html Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns ending decades-long dictatorship]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*Hayward, John (November 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/21/mugabe-resigns-zimbabwean-parliament-begins-impeachment/ Mugabe Resigns After Zimbabwean Parliament Begins Impeachment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*Hayward, John (November 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/21/mugabe-resigns-zimbabwean-parliament-begins-impeachment/ Mugabe Resigns After Zimbabwean Parliament Begins Impeachment]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*[https://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwe-mugabe-resignation/4128450.html Celebrations in Harare After Mugabe Resigns]. ''Voice of America''. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*[https://www.voanews.com/a/zimbabwe-mugabe-resignation/4128450.html Celebrations in Harare After Mugabe Resigns]. ''Voice of America''. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*Dzirutwe, MacDonald (November 20, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-mugabe-resigns-ending-four-decades-of-rule-idUSKBN1DK2O0 Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*Dzirutwe, MacDonald (November 20, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-mugabe-resigns-ending-four-decades-of-rule-idUSKBN1DK2O0 Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

*[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule]. ''BBC''. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref> and he was replaced by his former vice president [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]], whose record is about as tyrannical as Mugabe's.<ref>Hayward, John (November 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/24/emmerson-mnangagwa-interim-president-new-tyrant-zimbabwe/ Emmerson Mnangagwa Could Be Interim President or New Tyrant for Zimbabwe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref>

*[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule]. ''BBC''. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref> and he was replaced by his former vice president [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]], whose record is about as tyrannical as Mugabe's.<ref>Hayward, John (November 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/24/emmerson-mnangagwa-interim-president-new-tyrant-zimbabwe/ Emmerson Mnangagwa Could Be Interim President or New Tyrant for Zimbabwe]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 24, 2017.</ref>

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