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Robert Mugabe
A Zimbabwe ruling party official says prosecuting  Robert Mugabe  was never part of the plan in  his  removal.
Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke tells The Associated Press that party officials assured  Mugabe   he  would not be prosecuted.
Matuke says that  Mugabe  “is safe   his  family is safe and  his  status as a hero of  his  country is assured. All we were saying is resign or face impeachment.”
 Mugabe  and  his  wife  Grace  remain in the capital  Harare.
Incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa  whose firing by  Mugabe  earlier this month led the military to step in  will be sworn in Friday.
Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in Friday morning at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital. The longtime Robert Mugabe ally who was fired early this month made his first public comments in his new role Wednesday in front of ruling party headquarters.
Emmerson Mnangagwa in a new statement calls himself the “president designate.” He will be inaugurated Friday morning  ending a whirlwind of events that began early this month with his firing by  Robert Mugabe .
While the opposition backed the peaceful removal of  Mugabe   there are concerns about what might change under  his  longtime deputy and the ruling party.
It is not clear whether  Mugabe  will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital  Harare.
But while  Robert Mugabe  remains in the capital  Harare  it is not clear whether  he  will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium.
 The 93-year-old Mugabe  resigned on Tuesday shortly after Parliament began impeachment proceedings.  His  firing of longtime ally Mnangagwa as vice president earlier this month led the military to step in and set off a public outpouring of calls for  Mugabe  to go after 37 years in power.
In a statement  Stewart calls this “an absolutely critical moment in Zimbabwe’s history” after the resignation of  Robert Mugabe .  He  stepped down Tuesday after 37 years under military and political pressure and a public outpouring of frustration.
Emmerson Mnangagwa  a longtime  Mugabe  ally fired this month  will be sworn in Friday.
A Zimbabwe legal think tank says the country currently has an acting president who is neither  Robert Mugabe  nor the incoming Emmerson Mnangagwa  even if his whereabouts are unknown.
Mphoko was out of the country when Zimbabwe’s military moved in last week to put  Mugabe  under house arrest. It is not clear where  he  is now.
Veritas says the job fell to Mphoko because  Mugabe  fired Mnangagwa as the other vice president earlier this month  and then resigned on Tuesday.
A Zimbabwe ruling party official says prosecuting  [TGT]was never part of the plan in  [TGT]  removal.
Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke tells The Associated Press that party officials assured  [TGT][TGT]  would not be prosecuted.
Matuke says that  Mugabe  “is safe   his  family is safe and  [TGT]  status as a hero of  [TGT]  country is assured. All we were saying is resign or face impeachment.”
 Mugabe  and  his  wife  Grace  remain in the capital  Harare.
Incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa  whose firing by  [TGT]earlier this month led the military to step in  will be sworn in Friday.
Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in Friday morning at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital. The longtime Robert Mugabe ally who was fired early this month made his first public comments in his new role Wednesday in front of ruling party headquarters.
Emmerson Mnangagwa in a new statement calls himself the “president designate.” He will be inaugurated Friday morning  ending a whirlwind of events that began early this month with his firing by  Robert Mugabe .
While the opposition backed the peaceful removal of  [TGT]there are concerns about what might change under  [TGT]  longtime deputy and the ruling party.
It is not clear whether  [TGT]will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital  Harare.
But while  [TGT]remains in the capital  Harare  it is not clear whether  [TGT]  will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium.
 [TGT]resigned on Tuesday shortly after Parliament began impeachment proceedings.  [TGT]  firing of longtime ally Mnangagwa as vice president earlier this month led the military to step in and set off a public outpouring of calls for  Mugabe  to go after 37 years in power.
In a statement  Stewart calls this “an absolutely critical moment in Zimbabwe’s history” after the resignation of [TGT] .  [TGT]  stepped down Tuesday after 37 years under military and political pressure and a public outpouring of frustration.
Emmerson Mnangagwa  a longtime  [TGT]ally fired this month  will be sworn in Friday.
A Zimbabwe legal think tank says the country currently has an acting president who is neither  [TGT]nor the incoming Emmerson Mnangagwa  even if [TGT] whereabouts are unknown.
Mphoko was out of the country when Zimbabwe’s military moved in last week to put  Mugabe  under house arrest. It is not clear where  he  is now.
Veritas says the job fell to Mphoko because  [TGT]fired Mnangagwa as the other vice president earlier this month  and then resigned on Tuesday.