Zimbabweans voted in large numbers on July 31, 2013, in a fiercely contested election pitting veteran President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who vowed to push Africa's oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power. Mugabe, 89, was sworn in for a five-year term after Zimbabwe's highest court on threw out a legal challenge that alleged the July 31 elections won by President Robert Mugabe were marred by fraud.
Zimbabwe 2013 Elections in Pictures
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Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai gestures during a news conference, Harare, Aug. 3, 2013. Tsvagirai said the election is "null and void" due to alleged violations in the voting process, but president Robert Mugabe has denied vote rigging
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Locals read newspapers in Mbare township, outside Harare August 4, 2013. Africa's oldest president, Robert Mugabe, was declared winner of Zimbabwe's election that Saturday.
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A supporter of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends his inauguration in Harare, August 22, 2013.
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Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe cheer upon his arrival for the opening of the first session of the eighth Parliament of Zimbabwe in Harare, Sept. 17, 2013.