History. As member of zimbabwes parliament began debating whether to impeach the president , the speaker of the parliament interrupted. He had a letter of resignation to read. I hereby tender my resignation as president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. Well, mr mugabes letter said his decision was taken to allow smooth transition of power, and that it was volu nta ry. Transition of power, and that it was voluntary. Well, voluntary is one word for it, unavoidable is another. He refused to resign last week after a military takeover and refused to resign after mass protests at the weekend. He refused to resign when he was sacked by his own party on sunday, and he ignored a deadline to go on monday. He even called his normal Cabinet Meeting for today, tuesday, but there was nothing normal about this tuesday. The pressure has told, his 37 years as president has ended. Look at these pictures we have seen in harare today. This is inside the parliament as the news was announc
Hello and welcome to the aljazeera news hour live from my headquarters and me and its a purana coming up in the next sixty minutes but. The end of an era celebrations in Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe resigns after thirty seven years and power. Former Vice President Emerson Mangala Gore has second treaded the crisis is expected to take over as the next leader. Lebanese Prime Minister returns to beirut more than two weeks after announcing his resignation in riyadh. And at least fifty people are killed in a Suicide Attack at a mosque in northeastern nigeria. Robert mugabe has resigned as im bob ways president after thirty seven years in power thousands of people have poured out onto the streets to celebrate gabi announce his resignation and that it is a bob noyce parliament to stop efforts to pitch him out of a. Extensive coverage from her body. Jubilation on the streets of harare across the country that Robert Mugabe rule for thirty seven years while to liberation was maybe even days
Presidency is history. As members of zimbabwes parliament began debating whether to impeach the president the speaker of Parliament Interrupted he had a letter of resignation to read. I. I, Robert Mugabe, underthe constitution of section one in zimbabwe, tender my resignation as the president of the republic of zimbabwe with immediate effect. Mr mugabes letter said his decision was taken to allow a smooth transition of power and that it was voluntary. Voluntarys one word for it unavoidable is another. Mr mugabe refused to resign after last weeks military takeover. He refused to resign after mass protests at the weekend. He refused to resign when he was sacked by his own party on sunday. And he ignored a deadline to go on monday. He even called his normal Cabinet Meeting for tuesday. But theres nothing normal about this tuesday. The pressure told and his 37 years as president ended. And look at these pictures from harare as the news started to spread. This was inside the parliament. You
We report from middlesborough. At the moment, struggling. When the food runs out, ill start crying, and. And ill. Ask my daughter hopefully shell have something for me. Or my son, my eldest son. And. But i aint spending any time on it because in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in queensland. Good evening. When it happened, it almost happened too quickly. A letter read out in parliament that would herald the biggest political change the country has known for decades. And then, gently, like a ripple, word spread until it hit the streets, stopping conversations in mid flow, starting tears unbidden, unhidden and unembarrassed. Robert mugabe no longer rules zimbabwe. That much still needs to sink in. Tonight we ask how this very peaceful coup has managed to do what it set out to do, and whether zimba bwes next leader will truly be a break with what has gone before. We also get the worlds first interview after the news broke with zimbabwes Oppositi
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