Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's Longtime President, Resigns After Tumultuous Week
The longtime president's own party made a motion to impeach him Tuesday. After 37 years in power, Robert Mugabe had faced unprecedented pressure to resign — pressure he ignored until now.
Updated at 12:13 p.m. ET
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has resigned from office, according to the speaker of the country's parliament. Midway through proceedings to impeach the president Tuesday, Speaker Jacob Mudenda read what he said was Mugabe's letter of resignation as the body of lawmakers erupted in jubilant applause.
The resignation, which ends the tenure of one of the world's
