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Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai sign deal for power share

Updated on 12 September 2008

By Jonathan Miller

After almost three decades in power, Zimbabwe's president Mugabe agrees to share power with opposition leader Tsvangirai.

Following seven weeks of talks, South Africa's president announced the breakthrough in Harare - with the deal signed and made public on Monday. It's believed Robert Mugabe will remain President, with Morgan Tsvangirai becoming prime minister.

But there's still wrangling over how government portfolios will be filled.

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