Factbox: Who is Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' president?

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Zimbabwe's elections commission late on Saturday declared incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of this week's presidential election, saying he had secured roughly 53% of the vote versus his main challenger's 44% share.

of this week's presidential election, saying he had secured roughly 53% of the vote versus his main challenger's 44% share.

80-year-old Mnangagwa took charge after a 2017 military coup toppled Zimbabwe's longtime leader Robert Mugabe, who had been in power since independence in 1980. He was in charge of internal security in the mid-1980s when Mugabe deployed a North Korean-trained brigade against rebels loyal to his rival Joshua Nkomo.

 

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