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Robert Mugabe's tenure ended in an announcement at a special joint session of parliament where MPs had convened to impeach the 93-year-old who dominated every aspect of Zimbabwean public life for decades. After his resignation brought a sudden end to Mugabe's 37-year reign of often brutal rule, on the streets sparked wild celebrations. When Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced Mugabe's resignation and suspended the impeachment procedure, celebrations broke out at a joint sitting of parliament. Also, families of protesters in Johannesburg waved placards reading "Happy people. Happy Zimbabwe" and "We are free". Zimbabweans waited to discover when their new leader would be appointed after president Robert Mugabe's resignation brought a sudden end to a 37-year reign of authoritarian rule.
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The 93-year-old Mugabe had clung on for a week after an army takeover, with ZANU-PF urging him to go. He finally resigned moments after parliament began an impeachment process seen as the only legal way to force him out.(AP Photo)
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After President Robert Mugabe resigns in Harare, Zimbabweans celebrate like crazy. (Reuters)
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Zimbabweans celebrate in the streets after hearing that President Robert Mugabe has resigned in Harare. (AP Photo)
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Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe almost unopposed since independence in 1980. (AP Photo)
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Zimbabweans celebrate after President Robert Mugabe resigned in Harare, Tuesday, Nov, 21, 2017. The streets of Zimbabwe's capital have erupted in dancing, singing, honking and cheers after Mugabe announced his immediate resignation after 37 years in power. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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Zimbabwe's Parliament erupted in cheers after the speaker announced the resignation of President Robert Mugabe after 37-years in power. (Reuters)
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Zimbabweans celebrate outside the parliament building immediately after hearing the news that President Robert Mugabe had resigned, in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe. (AP Photo)
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Zimbabwe, while home to abundant mineral resources –platinum, gold, diamonds and nickel — suffered a national currency collapse and the resulting galloping inflation sparked mass unemployment. In this photo Zimbabweans living in South Africa celebrate after President Robert Mugabe resigns, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Reuters Photo)
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People danced in the streets of Harare and car horns blared at the news that the era of Mugabe — who had led Zimbabwe since independence in 1980 — was finally over. (Reuters Photo)
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Despite the public outpouring of joy, Mugabe's downfall was as much the result of in-fighting among the political elite as a popular uprising, although thousands of people rallied against him in the days after the army intervened last week. (Reuters Photo)
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After his resignation brought a sudden end to Mugabe's 37-year reign of often brutal rule, on the streets sparked wild celebrations. (Reuters Photo)
In the last months of Mugabe's rule the family's lavish ways became outlandish, even to Zimbabwe's jaded public. (Reuters) -
Workers turned the Christmas lights and people climbed aboard armoured vehicles to pose for photographs with soldiers. (Reuters Photo)
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Mugabe's leadership became more like that of his one-time foe, Rhodesia's white minority ruler Ian Smith. (Reuters)
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Zimbabweans living in South Africa celebrate by burning a banner with Robert Mugabe’s image after President Robert Mugabe resigns, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Reuters)
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Mugabe's rule may have been influential in Africa, but the quick way he fell now may be a warning to all who would follow his ways. (Reuters)
