Guide Note
After an election regarded as a sham by most of the world, Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe was sworn in for his sixth term on June 29, 2008.
Fast Facts
- Sixth term for Mugabe
- 1980: First elected president
- Mugabe percentage of vote: 85
- Percent of population voting: 42.37
- Observers report vote is not credible
Election Issues
Regarding the election, Mugabe said in a speech, "We are not going to give up our country because of a mere X [on a ballot]. How can a ballpoint fight with a gun?"1
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