Morgan Tsvangirai now prime minister of Zimbabwe

Longtime Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister today, joining a government of national unity with his rival President Robert Mugabe, who has used violence and intimidation to perpetuate his decades-long rule. Tsvangirai claimed that a power-sharing deal was step on the road toward a democratic government, but many observers fear it has simply extended Mugabe’s hold on power, which has devastated Zimbabwe.

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