Zimbabweans voted in large numbers on July 31, 2013, in a fiercely contested election pitting veteran President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who vowed to push Africa's oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power. Mugabe, 89, was sworn in for a five-year term after Zimbabwe's highest court on threw out a legal challenge that alleged the July 31 elections won by President Robert Mugabe were marred by fraud.
Zimbabwe 2013 Elections in Pictures
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks during a press conference at State House in Harare, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. Mugabe, who competed against his main rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in the presidential poll said he would accept results of the election.
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Leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai greets supporters at a rally in Harare, July 29, 2013.
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Zimbabweans queue to cast their votes in the country's general elections in Morondera, rural Zimbabwe, July 31, 2013.
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Zimbabwean opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai (L) casts his vote with his wife Elizabeth in Harare, July 31, 2013.