President of the Republic of Zimbabwe

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President of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Standard of the President
Standard of the President
Emmerson Mnangagwa Official Portrait.jpg

Acting President
Emmerson Mnangagwa

since November 24, 2017

Official seat Harare
Term of office 5 years
(re-election possible once)
Creation of office April 18, 1980
Last choice July 30, 2018
Deputy Vice President
Website www.opc.gov.zw

The President is the official head of state of Zimbabwe . The first official after independence in 1980 was Canaan Banana . With the assumption of office by his successor Robert Mugabe , who was previously prime minister, the office of prime minister was abolished in 1987, so the president was also head of government of the country. The office of prime minister was reintroduced in 2009 after negotiations with the opposition, but abolished again in 2013 as part of a constitutional reform.

According to the constitution , which has been in force since 2013, the President of Zimbabwe is elected every five years, Mugabe was most recently in his fourth term. Since 2013 there has been a limit to two terms of office.

President since 1980

# image Name
(life data) 		Taking office Resignation Political party
1 Canaan Banana.jpg Canaan Banana
(1936-2003) 		April 18, 1980 December 31, 1987 ZANU
2 Robert Mugabe, 12th AU Summit, 090202-N-0506A-417.jpg Robert Mugabe
(1924-2019) 		December 31, 1987 November 21, 2017 ZANU-PF
3 Emmerson Mnangagwa Official Portrait.jpg Emmerson Mnangagwa
(* 1942) 		November 24, 2017 in office ZANU-PF

History of the office

The office of President of Zimbabwe was created in 1980 when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom . Under the Lancaster House Agreement , Zimbabwe was a parliamentary republic in which the president had representative functions. The real power was held by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe .

A Methodist minister, Canaan Banana , became the first president. His tenure lasted until 1987 when he resigned. Shortly before that, the constitution was amended so that the president became head of government and the post of prime minister was abolished. Mugabe was elected as the new president and served for four terms.

The office of prime minister was reinstated following negotiations between the opposition and the government in 2008 and 2009, but was dissolved again in 2013. In the same year a limit on the maximum number of terms of office was passed.

Coup 2017

On November 14, 2017, the occupied army the building of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation in Harare . Major General Sibusiso Moyo said on live television that the army had started Operation Restore Legacy. Moyo announced that President Mugabe and his family were safe and that they would be kept safe as the operation was aimed only against "criminals around him." A carefully planned operation against members of the ruling party known as the G40 followed. Police and intelligence agencies loyal to the president were neutralized and high-ranking members were arrested.

On November 21, 2017, as a result of the ongoing impeachment proceedings, which would most certainly have led to the impeachment of Mugabe, he resigned from the post of president. Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as the new President.

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