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Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially been inaugurated as Zimbabwe’s new President at the packed 60 000 seat national sports stadium in Harare.
Zanu-PF’s Mnangagwa was favoured by the military to take over from Robert Mugabe.
The army sent armoured vehicles into Harare last Wednesday and placed Mugabe under house arrest after the 93-year-old leader moved against the military’s allies in government.
Despite Mnangagwa’s record as a Zanu-PF securicrat, many Zimbabweans hope that he will embrace democratic reforms and revive the floundering economy.
Mnangagwa pledged to serve the people of Zimbabwe.
