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Zimbabwe's ex-army chief named ruling party VP: official

Published: 23 Dec 2017 - 03:23 pm | Last Updated: 12 Nov 2021 - 08:15 am
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AFP

Harare: Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, the presidency said.

Presidential press secretary George Charamba said in a statement, retired general Constantino Chiwenga and long-serving state security minister Kembo Mohadi were appointed as Mnangagwa's deputies in the ZANU-PF party "with immediate effect."