South African President Jacob Zuma Agrees to Step Down
2/14/18
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from The Wall Street Journal,
2/14/18:
Embattled leader reverses defiant stance after ruling African National Congress backed a no-confidence vote.
South African President Jacob Zuma bowed to intense pressure and resigned, ending a nine-year tenure that dragged the liberation party of Nelson Mandela into a series of political and financial crises that inflicted severe harm on Africa’s most-developed economy.
Wednesday’s announcement, made on live television just hours after Mr. Zuma said he was resisting his African National Congress party’s orders to relinquish his office, came as police units launched dawn raids to arrest some of the president’s allies.
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