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    June 29, 2008

    Mugabe mugs and thugs his way back into Zimbabwe's presidency

    "Robert Mugabe to be sworn in after 'landslide' election" from Times of London reports that brutish dictator Robert Mugabe will be reinstalled in office after his thugs drove off his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai - marking his sixth term as president. 

    Interview with Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai: "Mugabe's regime is on its knees" from Der Spiegel

    "Mugabe looks for support at African summit" from AP

    • Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the poll, despite winning the first round, after it became clear that Mr Mugabe and his henchmen in the ruling Zanu-PF party would not cede power. He angrily rejected an invitation to attend the inauguration ceremony, and said that he would ask the African Union (AU) not to recognise the bogus result.

     

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