Robert Mugabe has finally resigned from been the president of Zimbabwe.
This resulted into Wild celebrations as impeachment proceedings were called to a close, Zimbabwe’s parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda announced.
In his official resignation statement he said: ‘I Robert Gabriel Mugabe hereby formally tender my resignation as President of Zimbabwe with immediate effect.’
He faced mounting pressure to step down after the country’s ruling party, Zanu PF, sacked him on Sunday morning.
Zimbabwe war veterans leader Chris Mutsvangwa said Mugabe would be replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy who he sacked earlier this month.
The 93-year-old leader was expected to resign in a televised speech on Sunday night – but he left Zimbabweans stunned when avoided any mention of resignation during his rambling address.
Instead, he told viewers he intended to preside over a congress of ZANU-PF next month.
The party had threatened to impeach him if he failed to quit before 12 noon on Monday – but he missed the deadline.
As Impeachment proceedings began on Tuesday when Zimbabwe’s Parliament opened.
