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UK, U.S. say Mugabe’s exit paves the way for democratic polls

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Other countries have also spoken out about the developments in Zimbabwe.

Britain and the U.S. have hailed Robert Mugabe’s resignation. They say it paves the way to free and fair democratic elections next year.

Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule by a man once feted as an independence hero who became feared as a despot.

The 93-year-old Mugabe resigned moments after parliament began an impeachment process seen as the only legal way to force him out.

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.

Jubilant Zimbabweans have celebrated late into the night following the announcement of Robert Mugabe’s resignation. There have been some incidents of revelers getting carried away, with reports of vandalism.

In South Africa, Zimbabwean nationals took to the streets in their numbers to celebrate Robert Mugabe’s resignation.

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