Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a military-backed veteran hardliner who outmanoeuvered Robert Mugabe and has promised to turn around his country's disastrous economy. Nicknamed "The Crocodile", Mnangagwa on Friday secured a narrow victory in Zimbabwe's historic first elections after the ousting of Mugabe last year. It was his battle to secure the top job ahead of Mugabe's wife Grace that triggered the crisis that finally toppled the long-ruling autocrat.
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