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| Zimbabwe's ruling party sacks Robert Mugabe as leader | |
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| Zimbabwe's ruling party has sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader, officials say. | |
| Zanu-PF has appointed ex-vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired by Mr Mugabe two weeks ago. | |
| The sacking of Mr Mnangagwa had prompted an extraordinary chain of events as the military intervened to block Mr Mugabe, 93, from installing his wife, Grace, in his place. | |
| The first lady has been expelled from the party altogether. | |
| Mr Mugabe is set to meet military leaders on Sunday and a motorcade has been seen leaving his private residence. | Mr Mugabe is set to meet military leaders on Sunday and a motorcade has been seen leaving his private residence. |
| Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans had attended street protests on Saturday, demonstrating against the Mugabes. | |
| Mr Mugabe is still the president of Zimbabwe, although the Zanu PF move increases the pressure on him that has been building for days. | |
| There are also moves to impeach Mr Mugabe. | |
| BBC correspondent Andrew Harding, at the Zanu-PF meeting, tweeted a video of people dancing after the decision to remove Mr Mugabe was taken. | |
| He said cheering erupted as the decision was announced, although the move has yet to be formalised. |