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Riot police are seen on a street during a demonstration over the hike in fuel prices in Harare, Zimbabwe, Monday, an. 14, 2019. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has more than doubled the price of gasoline, hoping the increase will end severe shortages that are fueling public anger even as he departs on a foreign trip to Russia and other countries in search of investment. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

AP Explains: Why Zimbabwe’s military supports Mnangagwa

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

A band holds a picture of Mnangagwa and sings as they await his arrival at the presidential inauguration ceremony of Emmerson Mnangagwa in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. Mnangagwa is being sworn in as Zimbabwe's president after Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, ending his 37-year rule. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Zimbabwe’s new leader promises era of democracy

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Zimbabweans read morning newspapers Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, a day after President Robert Mugabe resigned, at a news stand in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe. Mugabe resigned as president with immediate effect Tuesday after 37 years in power, shortly after parliament began impeachment proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa kept contact with military

Associated Press

The choir sings as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe presides over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe is making his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Zimbabwe ruling party pursues urgent meeting

Associated Press

An armed soldier patrols a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital's streets following a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster. (AP Photo)

After 37 years, rule of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe appears to be over

By FARAI MUTSAKA and ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, South African President Jacob Zuma, left, walks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, during their meeting at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, Zuma has called for restraint and calm‚ the unfolding political situation in neighbouring Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

The Latest: Zimbabwe youth leader apologizes to army leaders

By The Associated Press - Associated Press