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President
Robert Mugabe has been a powerful figure in the region AFP
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Robert Mugabe has finally
resigned today, ending his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe after the country's ousted
vice president - dubbed 'The Crocodile' - warned him to quit.
Media
report continues:
The
93-year-old resigned in a letter submitted to parliament hours after Zimbabwe's
ruling party presented a motion to impeach him.
Mugabe
had been accused of allowing his wife Grace, 52, to 'usurp' power and of being
too old to rule. It is not clear what will now happen to his loathed wife,
dubbed Gucci Grace for her lavish spending.
Zimbabwe's
parliament erupted in wild celebrations as the announcement was made that he
had resigned 'with immediate effect'.
There
were similar scenes of jubilation on the streets as the world's oldest head of
state caved in to pressure and ended a near four decades grip on power defined
by brutality and economic collapse.
The
origin of Mugabe's sudden downfall lies in rivalry between members of
Zimbabwe's ruling elite over who will succeed him, rather than popular protests
against his rule.
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