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Emmerson Mnangagwa Sworn In as Second Zimbabwe Leader

Emmerson Mnangagwa becomes the new President of Zimbabwe.

Emmerson Mnangagwa Sworn In as Second Zimbabwe Leader
A band holds a picture of Mnangagwa and sings as they await his arrival at the presidential inauguration ceremony of Emmerson Mnangagwa in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe. (Source: PTI)

(Bloomberg) -- Emmerson Mnangagwa is Zimbabwe’s new president after he was inaugurated in the capital, Harare.

Mnangagwa is the southern African nation’s second leader and takes over from Robert Mugabe, who resigned after a near-bloodless coup, ending his 37-year rule.

To contact the reporter on this story: Godfrey Marawanyika in Harare at gmarawanyika@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Rene Vollgraaff at rvollgraaff@bloomberg.net, Ana Monteiro

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