Robert Mugabe Resigns

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This file photo taken on July 01, 1984 shows Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Robert Mugabe clenching his fistin Harare stadium during a meeting. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told lawmakers, ending a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation... with immediate effect," said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter. / AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOEALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images

This file photo taken on June 8, 1992 shows Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) greeted in Havana by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told lawmakers, ending a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation... with immediate effect," said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter. / AFP PHOTO / RAFAEL PEREZRAFAEL PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images

This file photo taken on April 08, 2000 shows Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks at his first election rally for the coming Parliamentary elections in Bindura, 80 kilometers north of Harare. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told lawmakers, ending a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation... with immediate effect," said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter. / AFP PHOTO / paul cadenheadPAUL CADENHEAD/AFP/Getty Images

This file photo taken on December 22, 1987 shows Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) and former President of Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) Joshua Nkomo raising their fists in Nairobi. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told lawmakers, ending a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation... with immediate effect," said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter. / AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOEALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images

This file photo taken on April 18, 2017 shows President Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe on November 21, 2017, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda told lawmakers, ending a 37-year rule defined by brutality and economic collapse. "I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation... with immediate effect," said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter. / AFP PHOTO / Jekesai NJIKIZANAJEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images

Robert Mugabe Resigns As President of Zimbabwe COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 15: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe looks up as he attends the opening ceremony of the High Level Segment of The United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 15, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Politicians and environmentalists are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 that runs until December 18. Some of the participating nation's leaders will attend the last days of the summit. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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