Zanu-PF Party Fire Robert Mugabe As Its Leader

Zimbabwe’s first president, and the world's oldest head of state, was sacked by the ruling Zanu-PF party. He is being replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose dismissal as vice-president last week sparked the current crisis.

(Photo: Patrick Chinamasa announces the dismissal of the president of the ruling Zanu-PF party on November 19, 2017 in Harare. Credit: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)