Zimbabwe: Mugabe Surrenders, Swears in Tsvangirai as Prime Minister

15 February 2009

After a protracted period of negotiations, Zimbabwean President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, Wednesday 11, swore in opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, 57, as Prime Minister in a unity government.

Mugabe administered the oath of office to Tsvangirai during a heavily attended ceremony in Harare.Mugabe was yielding to international pressure, runaway inflation and a devastating cholera pandemic to include his arch-rival in the government.

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