Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of ruleHARARE (Reuters) - Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe s president on Tuesday, a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule by a man once feted as an independence hero who became feared as a despot. His former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month prompted the military takeover that forced Mugabe out, will be sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, Patrick Chinamasa, legal secretary of the ruling ZANU-PF party, told Reuters. The 93-year-old Mugabe had clung on for a week after an army takeover, with ZANU-PF urging him to go. He finally resigned moments after parliament began an impeachment process seen as the only legal way to force him out. Wild celebrations broke out at a joint sitting of parliament when Speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe s brief resignation letter. Mugabe, confined to his Harare residence, did not appear.  People danced in the streets of Harare and car horns blared at the news that the era of Mugabe   who had led Zimbabwe since independence in 1980   was finally over. Some brandished posters of Mnangagwa and army chief General Constantino Chiwenga.   Workers turned the Christmas lights on early in Africa Unity Square and people climbed aboard armored vehicles to pose for photographs with soldiers. Despite the public outpouring of joy, Mugabe s downfall was as much the result of in-fighting among the political elite as a popular uprising, although thousands of people rallied against him in the days after the army intervened last week.     The army seized power after Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF s favorite to succeed him, in a bid to smooth a path to the presidency for his wife Grace, 52, known to her critics as  Gucci Grace  for her reputed fondness for luxury shopping. Since the crisis began, Mugabe has been mainly confined to his  Blue Roof  mansion in the capital where Grace is also believed to be. ZANU-PF chief whip Lovemore Matuke told Reuters that Mnangagwa would be sworn in within 48 hours and serve the remainder of Mugabe s term until the next election, which must be held by September 2018.      I am very happy with what has happened,  said Maria Sabawu, a supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), outside the hotel where the impeachment process was happening.  I have suffered a lot at the hands of Mugabe s government,  she said, showing her hand with a missing finger that she said was lost in violence during a presidential run-off election between Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in 2008. Mugabe had led Zimbabwe since a guerrilla struggle ended white-minority rule in the country formerly known as Rhodesia. He took the once-rich nation to economic ruin, presiding over the forced takeover of white-owned farms at the end of the century, which devastated agricultural foreign exchange earnings and led to hyperinflation. But brandishing his anti-colonial credentials and styling himself the Grand Old Man of African politics, Mugabe retained the admiration of many people across the continent. Amnesty International said that under Mugabe tens of thousands of people were tortured, forcibly disappeared or killed in a culture of impunity that allowed  grotesque crimes to thrive .  The people of Zimbabwe deserve better. The next generation of leaders must commit itself to upholding the constitution, living up to Zimbabwe s international human rights obligations and treating its people with dignity and justice,  the rights group said in a statement.  Mnangagwa, 75, who fled Zimbabwe after his sacking in fear for his safety, was a chief lieutenant to Mugabe for decades and himself stands accused of participating in repression. He was internal security chief in the mid-1980s when Mugabe deployed a North Korean-trained brigade against rebels during which 20,000 civilians were killed, according to rights groups. Reuters reported in September that Mnangagwa was plotting to succeed Mugabe, with army backing, at the helm of a broad coalition to seek Zimbabwe s re-engagement with the world after decades of isolation from global lenders and donors. Nicknamed  Ngwena , or crocodile in the Shona language, an animal famed in Zimbabwean lore for its stealth and ruthlessness, Mnangagwa issued a statement from hiding on Tuesday calling on Zimbabweans to unite to rebuild the country. Opposition politician and former education minister David Coltart said that call gave hope of lifting a shattered economy from its knees, provided Mnangagwa made good on his promise to reach out to other factions.  When we all wake up with hangovers tomorrow, we will be reminded of the dreadful state our nation is in - no money in the banks and businesses collapsing,  Coltart told Reuters.  As Emmerson Mnangagwa said, ZANU-PF is not capable of resolving this issue on its own. I took some comfort from his words. If he translates them into action, the future is positive.  Zimbabwe s Platform for Concerned Citizens, a civil society group, called for a national dialogue and a  transitional authority  to decide the country s future. Theresa May, prime minister of former colonial power Britain, said Mugabe s resignation  provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterized his rule . She said Britain, as  Zimbabwe s oldest friend , would do all it could to support the country.      The U.S. embassy in Harare said Zimbabwe was living  a historic moment .  Whatever short-term arrangements the government may establish, the path forward must lead to free, fair and inclusive elections,  it said in a statement. worldnews
zimbabwe mugabe resigns ending four decades ruleharare reuters robert mugabe resigned zimbabwe president tuesday week army former political allies moved end four decades rule man feed independence hero became feared depot his former vice president emerson mnangagwa whose sacking month prompted military takeover forced mugabe sworn president wednesday thursday patrick chinamasa legal secretary ruling party told reuters the mugabe lung week army takeover urging go he finally resigned moments parliament began impeachment process seen legal way force wild celebrations broke joint sitting parliament speaker jacob mudenda read mugabe brief resignation letter mugabe confined rare residence appear people danced streets rare car horns blamed news era mugabe led zimbabwe since independence finally some banished posters mnangagwa army chief general constantino chiwenga workers turned christmas lights early africa unity square people climbed aboard armored vehicles pose photographs soldiers despite public outsourcing joy mugabe downfall much result among political elite popular uprising although thousands people rallied days army intervened last week the army seized power mugabe sacked mnangagwa favorite succeed bid smooth path presidency wife grace known critics gcc grace reputed fondness luxury shopping since crisis began mugabe mainly confined blue roof mansion capital grace also believed chief whip novembre mature told reuters mnangagwa would sworn within hours serve remainder mugabe term next election must held september i happy happened said maria sabah supporter opposition movement democratic change mdc outside hotel impeachment process happening i suffered lot hands mugabe government said showing hand missing finger said lost violence presidential election mugabe opposition leader morgan tsvangirai mugabe led zimbabwe since guerrilla struggle ended rule country formerly known rhodes he took nation economic ruin presiding forced takeover farms end century devastated agricultural foreign exchange earnings led hyperinflation but brandishing credentials styling grand old man african politics mugabe retained admiration many people across continent amnesty international said mugabe tens thousands people tortured forcibly disappeared killed culture impunity allowed grotesque crimes thrive the people zimbabwe deserve better the next generation leaders must commit upholding constitution living zimbabwe international human rights obligations treating people dignity justice rights group said statement mnangagwa fled zimbabwe sacking fear safety chief lieutenant mugabe decades stands accused participating repression he internal security chief mugabe deployed north brigade rebels civilians killed according rights groups reuters reported september mnangagwa plotting succeed mugabe army backing helm broad coalition seek zimbabwe world decades isolation global lenders donors nicknamed ngela crocodile shone language animal famed zimbabwe lore stealth ruthlessness mnangagwa issued statement hiding tuesday calling zimbabweans unite rebuild country opposition politician former education minister david contact said call gave hope lifting shattered economy knees provided mnangagwa made good promise reach factions when wake hangover tomorrow reminded dreadful state nation money banks businesses collapsing contact told reuters as emerson mnangagwa said capable resolving issue i took comfort words if translates action future positive zimbabwe platform concerned citizens civil society group called national dialogue transitional authority decide country future theresa may prime minister former colonial power britain said mugabe resignation provides zimbabwe opportunity forge new path free oppression characterized rule she said britain zimbabwe oldest friend would could support country the embassy rare said zimbabwe living historic moment whatever arrangements government may establish path forward must lead free fair inclusive elections said statement worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of ruleHARARE (Reuters) - Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe s president on Tuesday, a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end four decades of rule by a man once feted as an independence hero who became feared as a despot. His former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking this month prompted the military takeover that forced Mugabe out, will be sworn in as president on Wednesday or Thursday, Patrick Chinamasa, legal secretary of the ruling ZANU-PF party, told Reuters. The 93-year-old Mugabe had clung on for a week after an army takeover, with ZANU-PF urging him to go. He finally resigned moments after parliament began an impeachment process seen as the only legal way to force him out. Wild celebrations broke out at a joint sitting of parliament when Speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe s brief resignation letter. Mugabe, confined to his Harare residence, did not appear.  People danced in the streets of Harare and car horns blared at the news that the era of Mugabe   who had led Zimbabwe since independence in 1980   was finally over. Some brandished posters of Mnangagwa and army chief General Constantino Chiwenga.   Workers turned the Christmas lights on early in Africa Unity Square and people climbed aboard armored vehicles to pose for photographs with soldiers. Despite the public outpouring of joy, Mugabe s downfall was as much the result of in-fighting among the political elite as a popular uprising, although thousands of people rallied against him in the days after the army intervened last week.     The army seized power after Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa, ZANU-PF s favorite to succeed him, in a bid to smooth a path to the presidency for his wife Grace, 52, known to her critics as  Gucci Grace  for her reputed fondness for luxury shopping. Since the crisis began, Mugabe has been mainly confined to his  Blue Roof  mansion in the capital where Grace is also believed to be. ZANU-PF chief whip Lovemore Matuke told Reuters that Mnangagwa would be sworn in within 48 hours and serve the remainder of Mugabe s term until the next election, which must be held by September 2018.      I am very happy with what has happened,  said Maria Sabawu, a supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), outside the hotel where the impeachment process was happening.  I have suffered a lot at the hands of Mugabe s government,  she said, showing her hand with a missing finger that she said was lost in violence during a presidential run-off election between Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in 2008. Mugabe had led Zimbabwe since a guerrilla struggle ended white-minority rule in the country formerly known as Rhodesia. He took the once-rich nation to economic ruin, presiding over the forced takeover of white-owned farms at the end of the century, which devastated agricultural foreign exchange earnings and led to hyperinflation. But brandishing his anti-colonial credentials and styling himself the Grand Old Man of African politics, Mugabe retained the admiration of many people across the continent. Amnesty International said that under Mugabe tens of thousands of people were tortured, forcibly disappeared or killed in a culture of impunity that allowed  grotesque crimes to thrive .  The people of Zimbabwe deserve better. The next generation of leaders must commit itself to upholding the constitution, living up to Zimbabwe s international human rights obligations and treating its people with dignity and justice,  the rights group said in a statement.  Mnangagwa, 75, who fled Zimbabwe after his sacking in fear for his safety, was a chief lieutenant to Mugabe for decades and himself stands accused of participating in repression. He was internal security chief in the mid-1980s when Mugabe deployed a North Korean-trained brigade against rebels during which 20,000 civilians were killed, according to rights groups. Reuters reported in September that Mnangagwa was plotting to succeed Mugabe, with army backing, at the helm of a broad coalition to seek Zimbabwe s re-engagement with the world after decades of isolation from global lenders and donors. Nicknamed  Ngwena , or crocodile in the Shona language, an animal famed in Zimbabwean lore for its stealth and ruthlessness, Mnangagwa issued a statement from hiding on Tuesday calling on Zimbabweans to unite to rebuild the country. Opposition politician and former education minister David Coltart said that call gave hope of lifting a shattered economy from its knees, provided Mnangagwa made good on his promise to reach out to other factions.  When we all wake up with hangovers tomorrow, we will be reminded of the dreadful state our nation is in - no money in the banks and businesses collapsing,  Coltart told Reuters.  As Emmerson Mnangagwa said, ZANU-PF is not capable of resolving this issue on its own. I took some comfort from his words. If he translates them into action, the future is positive.  Zimbabwe s Platform for Concerned Citizens, a civil society group, called for a national dialogue and a  transitional authority  to decide the country s future. Theresa May, prime minister of former colonial power Britain, said Mugabe s resignation  provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterized his rule . She said Britain, as  Zimbabwe s oldest friend , would do all it could to support the country.      The U.S. embassy in Harare said Zimbabwe was living  a historic moment .  Whatever short-term arrangements the government may establish, the path forward must lead to free, fair and inclusive elections,  it said in a statement. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: zimbabwe mugabe resigns ending four decades ruleharare reuters robert mugabe resigned zimbabwe president tuesday week army former political allies moved end four decades rule man feed independence hero became feared depot his former vice president emerson mnangagwa whose sacking month prompted military takeover forced mugabe sworn president wednesday thursday patrick chinamasa legal secretary ruling party told reuters the mugabe lung week army takeover urging go he finally resigned moments parliament began impeachment process seen legal way force wild celebrations broke joint sitting parliament speaker jacob mudenda read mugabe brief resignation letter mugabe confined rare residence appear people danced streets rare car horns blamed news era mugabe led zimbabwe since independence finally some banished posters mnangagwa army chief general constantino chiwenga workers turned christmas lights early africa unity square people climbed aboard armored vehicles pose photographs soldiers despite public outsourcing joy mugabe downfall much result among political elite popular uprising although thousands people rallied days army intervened last week the army seized power mugabe sacked mnangagwa favorite succeed bid smooth path presidency wife grace known critics gcc grace reputed fondness luxury shopping since crisis began mugabe mainly confined blue roof mansion capital grace also believed chief whip novembre mature told reuters mnangagwa would sworn within hours serve remainder mugabe term next election must held september i happy happened said maria sabah supporter opposition movement democratic change mdc outside hotel impeachment process happening i suffered lot hands mugabe government said showing hand missing finger said lost violence presidential election mugabe opposition leader morgan tsvangirai mugabe led zimbabwe since guerrilla struggle ended rule country formerly known rhodes he took nation economic ruin presiding forced takeover farms end century devastated agricultural foreign exchange earnings led hyperinflation but brandishing credentials styling grand old man african politics mugabe retained admiration many people across continent amnesty international said mugabe tens thousands people tortured forcibly disappeared killed culture impunity allowed grotesque crimes thrive the people zimbabwe deserve better the next generation leaders must commit upholding constitution living zimbabwe international human rights obligations treating people dignity justice rights group said statement mnangagwa fled zimbabwe sacking fear safety chief lieutenant mugabe decades stands accused participating repression he internal security chief mugabe deployed north brigade rebels civilians killed according rights groups reuters reported september mnangagwa plotting succeed mugabe army backing helm broad coalition seek zimbabwe world decades isolation global lenders donors nicknamed ngela crocodile shone language animal famed zimbabwe lore stealth ruthlessness mnangagwa issued statement hiding tuesday calling zimbabweans unite rebuild country opposition politician former education minister david contact said call gave hope lifting shattered economy knees provided mnangagwa made good promise reach factions when wake hangover tomorrow reminded dreadful state nation money banks businesses collapsing contact told reuters as emerson mnangagwa said capable resolving issue i took comfort words if translates action future positive zimbabwe platform concerned citizens civil society group called national dialogue transitional authority decide country future theresa may prime minister former colonial power britain said mugabe resignation provides zimbabwe opportunity forge new path free oppression characterized rule she said britain zimbabwe oldest friend would could support country the embassy rare said zimbabwe living historic moment whatever arrangements government may establish path forward must lead free fair inclusive elections said statement worldnews