Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe Ex-Deputy, Will Be Sworn In as Zimbabwe’s President<br />"ZANU-PF pays tribute to Mugabe," read the banner headline on the front page of the state newspaper, The Herald, which, since its founding in 1891 has helped create<br />and propagate the myths of those holding power — from British colonizers to white settlers to ZANU-PF under Mr. Mugabe and now Mr. Mnangagwa.<br />A day after Mr. Mugabe resigned under mounting pressure, the governing party, ZANU-PF, quickly nominated Mr. Mnangagwa,<br />75, to complete Mr. Mugabe’s term as president until the next election, which must be held by August.<br />On Wednesday morning, a day after moving to impeach Mr. Mugabe, there were indications<br />that ZANU-PF was re-embracing its former leader, or at least some elements of the Mugabe legacy.<br />22, 2017<br />HARARE, Zimbabwe — Emmerson Mnangagwa, the military-backed politician whose allies ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule over<br />Zimbabwe, will be sworn in as the new president on Friday, the speaker of the country’s Parliament announced on Wednesday.<br />The mood was captured Wednesday morning in some of the nation’s privately owned newspapers, including Newsday, whose cover showed Mr. Mugabe walking away under the headline, "Adios Bob!"<br />But for ZANU-PF coming to grips with Mr. Mugabe’s legacy was more complicated.<br />Mr. Mnangagwa returned to Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, from South Africa on Wednesday — the first<br />time he has been seen in public since Mr. Mugabe fired him as vice president on Nov. 6.
