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Morgan Tsvangirai has died
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has died aged 65. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, but his condition deteriorated rapidly in recent days despite treatment in neighbouring South Africa.
His death will be an enormous blow to the opposition in Zimbabwe, coming only months before the first elections were due to be held in the former British colony since the end of Robert Mugabe’s near four-decade rule last year.
Tsvangirai’s illness, revealed in 2016, has divided his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, with three deputy leaders and other officials publicly manoeuvring to succeed the former trade union leader.
The party will have to choose a new leader and launch a campaign against a resurgent Zanu-PF, the ruling party, to contest polls that may be held as early as May.
Without its founder at the helm, the MDC is likely to face immediate instability and could even split, handing a gift to Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. A broader alliance of seven political parties formed last year to take on Zanu-PF could also be destabilised.
The rest of the story here: The Guardian
Other links:
BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066175
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has died aged 65. He had been suffering from colon cancer for at least two years, but his condition deteriorated rapidly in recent days despite treatment in neighbouring South Africa.
His death will be an enormous blow to the opposition in Zimbabwe, coming only months before the first elections were due to be held in the former British colony since the end of Robert Mugabe’s near four-decade rule last year.
Tsvangirai’s illness, revealed in 2016, has divided his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, with three deputy leaders and other officials publicly manoeuvring to succeed the former trade union leader.
The party will have to choose a new leader and launch a campaign against a resurgent Zanu-PF, the ruling party, to contest polls that may be held as early as May.
Without its founder at the helm, the MDC is likely to face immediate instability and could even split, handing a gift to Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. A broader alliance of seven political parties formed last year to take on Zanu-PF could also be destabilised.
The rest of the story here: The Guardian
Other links:
BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066175
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Tsvangirai
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Nick333
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ScottulusMaximus
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Agh no man...
And before the tin foil enthusiasts arrive, he's been very sick for a while.
And before the tin foil enthusiasts arrive, he's been very sick for a while.
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He won an election but never got to be president
Gordon_R
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He lived to see Mugabe removed from office, which is a consolation prize...
Vrotappel
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RIP
Mike Hoxbig
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RIP 
meanwhile that cnut Bob continues to breathe...
meanwhile that cnut Bob continues to breathe...
CataclysmZA
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I've heard stories of Morgan from Zimbabweans that I've met who left the country to get away from Zanu-PF's reach. He was apparently a humble man who never put himself first.
TysonRoux
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RIP Morgan, you fought the good fight against the dictator Mugarbage, but at least you got to see him dethroned.
kripstoe
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Well put.
