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Emmerson Mnangagwa

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Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (US: mə-nəng-GAH-gwə, Shona: [m̩naˈᵑɡaɡwa]; born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as the president of Zimbabwe since 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former president Robert Mugabe, he held a series of cabinet portfolios and he was Mugabe's first-vice president from 2014 until 2017, when he was dismissed before coming to power in a coup d'état. He secured his first full term as president in the disputed 2018 general election. Mnangagwa was re-elected in the August 2023 general election with 52.6% of the vote. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emmerson Mnangagwa is the 2,947th most popular politician (up from 3,139th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

Emmerson Mnangagwa is the president of Zimbabwe. He is most famous for being the former Vice President of Zimbabwe and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, and for being a member of the ZANU-PF party.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emmerson Mnangagwa ranks 2,947 out of 19,576Before him are Alcetas I of Macedon, Alfonso III of Aragon, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Karl Seitz, Al-Adid, and Jean Casimir-Perier. After him are Aristagoras, Bahram I, Seleucus IV Philopator, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, Ma Chao, and Athanaric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Emmerson Mnangagwa ranks 71Before him are Manuel Castells, Giacomo Agostini, Jacob Zuma, Sandro Mazzola, Arto Paasilinna, and Neil Kinnock. After him are Vladimír Mečiar, Tobin Bell, Robert H. Grubbs, Hissène Habré, Martin Seligman, and Françoise Dorléac.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa ranks 3 out of 45Before him are Albert Lutuli (1898), and Robert Mugabe (1924). After him are Ian Smith (1919), Charlene, Princess of Monaco (1978), Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Oliver Mtukudzi (1952), Kirsty Coventry (1983), Joshua Nkomo (1917), and Alexander McCall Smith (1948).

Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa ranks 3Before him are Albert Lutuli (1898), and Robert Mugabe (1924). After him are Ian Smith (1919), Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Lobengula (1845), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), and Roy Welensky (1907).