epaselect epa06344312 Zimbabwean former vise president Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses supporters and the media at the Zimbabwe African National Union â Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 November 2017. Mnangagwa reportedly left the country after he was sacked by then president Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe resigned from his post on 21 November, following a military intervention, he was president of Zimbabwe for 37 years. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK