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Robert Mugabe resigns: parliament speaker

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AFP Harare
Last Updated : Nov 21 2017 | 9:40 PM IST
Robert Mugabe resigned as president of Zimbabwe today, 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.

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First Published: Nov 21 2017 | 9:40 PM IST

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