Emmerson Mnangagwa

===Inauguration===
Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on 24 November 2017 at the [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]] in Harare, before a crowd of around 60,000.<ref name=":102">{{Cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/24/africa/mnangagwa-swearing-in-zimbabwe/index.html|title=Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as leader|last1=McKenzie|first1=David|date=24 November 2017|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=25 November 2017|last2=McKirdy|first2=Euan|last3=Dewan|first3=Angela}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42115622|title=Zimbabwe's new president Mnangagwa vows to 're-engage' with world|date=24 November 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=25 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> Entertainment was provided by Zimbabwean singer [[Jah Prayzah]], and attendees included several African leaders, foreign dignitaries, and domestic political figures, including opposition leaders [[Morgan Tsvangirai]] and [[Joice Mujuru]].<ref name="bbcnov242">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42100283|title=Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa takes power and vows to serve all citizens|date=24 November 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=25 November 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> Foreign leaders who attended included Vice-President [[Mokgweetsi Masisi]] of Botswana, President [[Filipe Nyusi]] of Mozambique, Zambian President [[Edgar Lungu]] and former President [[Kenneth Kaunda]], and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia [[Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud]] and former Namibian presidents [[Sam Nujoma]] and [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] and current Vice-President [[Nickey Iyambo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=#Mugabe and Grace PICTURED with former Namibian presidents Nujoma and Pohamba |url=http://nehandaradio.com/2017/11/25/mugabe-pictured-former-namibian-presidents-nujoma-pohamba/ |website=Nehanda Radio |access-date=1 September 2021 |date=25 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="AlJazzeera2017-11-24a" /> [[Rory Stewart]], the [[United Kingdom]]'s Minister of State for Africa and the first British minister to visit Zimbabwe in two decades, attended the inauguration, and issued a statement describing the change in leadership as "an absolutely critical moment" after Mugabe's "ruinous rule".<ref name="AlJazzeera2017-11-24a">{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/171124062450311.html|title=Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president|first=Tendai |last=Marima |date=24 November 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|quote=The swearing-in ceremony was attended by a number of regional dignitaries and international diplomats, including Botswana's President Ian Khama, who received a huge welcome following his repeated calls in recent days to Mugabe to step down. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu, as well as Zambia's former President Kenneth Kaunda were also in attendance. Also present was Rory Stewart, Africa minister for Britain, Zimbabwe's former colonial power. ... Before the ceremony, Stewart, the first British minister to visit Zimbabwe in two decades, described in a statement the change in leadership as "an absolutely critical moment" after Mugabe's "ruinous rule.}}</ref> Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace were notably absent, the official explanation being that the former president needed to rest.<ref name="bbcnov242" /><ref name="FT2017-11-24a" /> South African President [[Jacob Zuma]] was also absent, but was represented by his [[Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (South Africa)|Telecommunications Minister]], [[Siyabonga Cwele]].<ref name="FT2017-11-24a">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/9e097872-d0f9-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc|title=Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe's president|first1=Joseph |last1=Cotterill |first2=David |last2=Pilling |date=24 November 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|quote=The former president, who had ruled the country since independence from Britain in 1980, did not attend the ceremony. ... But a notable absence was South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who sent his telecommunications minister to represent Zimbabwe's most important neighbour.}}</ref><ref name="Lagazettadelsudafrica2017-11-24a">{{cite web|url=http://www.lagazzettadelsudafrica.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2836:minister-cwele-to-represent-south-africa-at-president-mnangagwa-inauguration&catid=11&Itemid=124|title=Minister Cwele to represent South Africa at President Mnangagwa inauguration|date=24 November 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|publisher=La Gazzetta del Sudafrica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124101826/http://www.lagazzettadelsudafrica.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2836:minister-cwele-to-represent-south-africa-at-president-mnangagwa-inauguration&catid=11&Itemid=124|archive-date=24 November 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Mnangagwa was sworn in by [[Chief Justice of Zimbabwe|Chief Justice]] [[Luke Malaba]].<ref name="bbcnov242" /> In his inaugural speech, he vowed to serve all citizens, reduce [[Corruption in Zimbabwe|corruption]], and revitalize the country's struggling economy.<ref name=":102" /> He distanced himself from President Mugabe by promising to "reengage with the world",<ref name=":11" /> but also paid tribute to his predecessor, praising him as "a father, mentor, comrade in arms, and my leader".<ref name=":102" /><ref name="bbcnov242" /> He also said that Mugabe's [[Land reform in Zimbabwe|post-2000 land reform programmes]] would be maintained, but that white farmers would be compensated for their seized land.<ref name="Telegraph2017-11-24a" /> Ahead of the [[2018 Zimbabwean general election|2018 general election]], Mnangagwa held a public meeting for an audience of [[white Zimbabweans]] in [[Borrowdale, Harare]] in which he was seen to concede that many white farms which had been seized under land reform programs had gone to government officials, soldiers and tribal chiefs who did not know much about farming, before asking whites to work with his government. The speech both drew mixed responses among opposition politicians and was seen by commentators as a shift from Mugabe's policies and an attempt to court white voters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwes-president-mnangagwa-woos-white-voters-with-reassurances/a-44773889|title = Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa woos white voters with reassurances &#124; DW &#124; 21.07.2018|website = [[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54011620|title=Is Zimbabwe extending an olive branch to its white farmers?|work=BBC News|date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

Mnangagwa called for an end to [[European Union]] and [[United States]] sanctions against top Zimbabwean military and ZANU–PF figures (including himself), and stated that the [[2018 Zimbabwean general election|2018 general election]] would be held as planned.<ref name=":11" /><ref name="Telegraph2017-11-24a">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/24/emmerson-mnangagwa-set-sworn-new-zimbabwe-president/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/24/emmerson-mnangagwa-set-sworn-new-zimbabwe-president/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=President Emmerson Mnangagwa promises to pay compensation for land grabs and clean up Zimbabwe's 'poisoned politics' as he is sworn in|first1=Roland |last1=Oliphant |first2=Peta|last2=Thornycroft|date=24 November 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|newspaper=Telegraph|quote=he ... called on the international community to lift sanctions in recognition of the country's "new start" ... and called for the EU and the United States to drop sanctions against top military and ZANU PF figures.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/24/emmerson-mnangagwa-sworn-in-as-zimbabwes-president|title=Emmerson Mnangagwa promises 'free and fair' elections in Zimbabwe|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=24 November 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=25 November 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="News24-2017-11-23a">{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/zimbabwes-new-leader-mnangagwa-still-under-us-sanctions-20171123|title=Zimbabwe's new leader Mnangagwa still under US sanctions|date=23 November 2017|access-date=26 November 2017|publisher=[[News24 (website)|News24]]|quote=Zimbabwe's incoming leader remains under United States sanctions for his activities as Robert Mugabe's deputy and enforcer.}}</ref>