Question: Recently, Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as the President of which of the following country?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) Namibia
(c) Zambia
(d) Botswana
Ans: (a)
Related Facts:-
- On 2 August, 2018; Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected as President of Zimbabwe. Elections were held on 30 July 2018.
- Elections were conducted after longtime president Robert Mugabe resigned from his post after a coup lead by Zimbabwe Difence Forces (ZDF) in November 2017.
- Emmerson Mnangagwa is the President and first Secretary of Zimbabwean ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front(ZANU–PF) and was a longtime ally of former President Robert Mugabe.
- Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean revolutionary politician who is serving as the 3rd and ruling President of Zimbabwesince 24 November 2017.
- Mnangagwa is nicknamed as Garwe or Ngwena which means ‘the Crocodile’ in Shona language due to his political shrewdness.
- It is to be noted that Zimbabwe got independence in 1980 from the British rule.
- On December 10, 2014, Mugabe appointed Mnangagwa as Vice-President of Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe had been known before by several names: Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesiaand Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
Reference:-
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/02/mnangagwas-zanu-pf-on-track-to-pull-off-narrow-win-in-zimbabwe-election
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/zimbabwe-election-results-emmerson-mnangagwa-latest-won-nelson-chamisa-zanu-pf-mdc-mugabe-a8475356.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/partial-results-from-zimbabwes-fraught-election-show-ruling-party-in-the-lead/2018/08/02/3385cbac-95cc-11e8-818b-e9b7348cd87d_story.html?utm_term=.76939ffd9184