What's Going On In Zimbabwe? | NowThis World
For the past 37 years Zimbabwe has been run under the dictatorship of President Robert Mugabe but now that's all changed. Here's what's happening in Zimbabwe – Hosted by Judah Robinson. »...
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Zimbabwe has a new leader for the first time in over 37 years. Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn into office on November 24th, 2017, becoming only the second president in the country’s history since it gained independence in 1980. The former president resigned shortly after the military rolled into the streets of the nation’s capital. So what led to this drastic shift in power, and what lies ahead for Zimbabwe? To understand how we got here, we first need to examine who the old president was. Robert Mugabe grew up in Southern Rhodesia, a self-governing British colony that would later become Zimbabwe. He grew up during a time when Indians were fighting for independence from its mutual colonizer, Britain. As a young man, Mugabe was inspired by leaders like G...
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Zimbabwe has a new leader for the first time in over 37 years. Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn into office on November 24th, 2017, becoming only the second president in the country’s history since it gained independence in 1980. The former president resigned shortly after the military rolled into the streets of the nation’s capital. So what led to this drastic shift in power, and what lies ahead for Zimbabwe? To understand how we got here, we first need to examine who the old president was. Robert Mugabe grew up in Southern Rhodesia, a self-governing British colony that would later become Zimbabwe. He grew up during a time when Indians were fighting for independence from its mutual colonizer, Britain. As a young man, Mugabe was inspired by leaders like G...
