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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 08:22 AM
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Tsvangirai becomes Zimbabwe's PM
Source: BBC

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been sworn in as prime minister in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe.

Mr Tsvangirai won the first round of last year's presidential election - but he withdrew from the run-off, citing violence against his supporters.
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Problems facing the new government include a cholera epidemic, a collapsed economy and a 90% unemployment rate.
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A minister from each party will now share the home affairs ministry.

Other important ministries the MDC will control are health, education and finance.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7882762.stm



'Sharing' the ministry that controls the police sounds like something that won't work for long.
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 08:57 AM
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1. I predict Tsvangirai has some fatal "accident" before too long.
Mugabe has tried to have him killed before.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 05:27 AM
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2. Tsvangirai sworn in as Zimbabwe's prime minister
... Tsvangirai, 57, warned jubilant supporters that sharing power with Mugabe would be difficult, but added, "It is not a perfect agreement, but it is still a workable one."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008735498_newsline12.html
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