Robert Mugabe has resigned as president of Zimbabwe — a position he held for 37 years. We chart his rise and fall as the country went from optimism to a failing economy, sanctions and elections marred by violence. Video: Dipti Kapadia. KUTAMA, Zimbabwe—Far from the streets of Harare, where thousands loudly welcomed their incoming president Wednesday, Robert Mugabe’s home village clung to its silence. The wild celebrations that rocked Zimbabwe’s cities and spontaneous outbursts of anger against Mr. Mugabe, who resigned Tuesday after 37 years in power, haven’t reached Kutama, a small collection of homesteads about an hour’s drive from the capital.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 22, 2017 21:03 UTC