Why Famous:Long a fixture of Zimbabwean politics, Mnangagwa was a leader of the rebel forces in the Rhodesian Bush War, alongside future president Robert Mugabe.
Mnangagwa became the country's First Vice President in 2014. A long power struggle with Grace Mugabe - the President's wife - resulted in his being fired, which triggered a coup on 14 November 2017. Mugabe relinquished power and the military instated Mnangagwa as leader.
2017-11-14 Zimbabwe Army seizes key sites in capital Harare following tensions over Robert Mugabe's dismissal of vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa
2017-11-15 The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as interim president
2017-11-24 Former First Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe, replacing Robert Mugabe's 30-year tenure
2018-06-23 Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa survives probable assassination attempt after blast at election rally in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe kills 2 and injures nearly 50
2018-08-26 Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe
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