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Mugabe Sworn in After Disputed Run-Off Election

HeadlineJun 30, 2008

In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe was sworn in Sunday for his sixth term following a disputed run-off election. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai boycotted the poll due to a wave of deadly attacks on his supporters. Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, when it became an independent nation. Mugabe is in Egypt today for an African Union summit. Libyan state minister Ali Treki urged Zimbabwe to accept a power-sharing government.

Ali Treki: “I think now let us envisage that a government of coalition should be formed from both the government and the opposition to run the country. I think the example we did in Kenya is a very good example, and we are looking forward that our Zimbabwean brothers will follow that example.”

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