Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, born September 15, 1942, in Shabani, now Zvishavane, in Southern Rhodesia, has served as the 3rd President of Zimbabwe since November 24, 2017. After President Robert Mugabe dismissed him in November 2017, General Constantino Chiwenga launched a military intervention, Mugabe lost the ruling ZANU-PF party's support and resigned, and Mnangagwa returned from South Africa to assume the presidency. He has since been elected in his own right, most recently in the 2023 general election with 52.6 percent of the vote, and chaired the Southern African Development Community from August 17, 2024 to August 17, 2025.
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Political Role4th First Vice-President of Zimbabwe 1 Political RoleChairman of Southern African Development Community 1 Political RoleFirst Secretary of ZANU-PF 1 Political RoleMinister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs 1 Political Role Sources
1. Emmerson Mnangagwa - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
2. Emmerson Mnangagwa (Wikipedia)
Early childhood: 1942-1955
Dambudzo Mnangagwa was born on 15 September 1942 in Shabani (now Zvishavane), a mining town in central Southern Rhodesia.
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(born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician
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After President Robert Mugabe dismissed him in November 2017, General Constantino Chiwenga launched a military intervention, Mugabe lost the ruling ZANU-PF party's support and resigned, and Mnangagwa returned from South Africa to assume the presidency.
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