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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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks on before casting his vote in Highfields outside Harare, July 31, 2013.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) cast his vote as an election officer looks on in Highfields outside Harare July 31, 2013.
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A woman carrying a child casts her vote at a polling station in Domboshava, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Harare, July 31, 2013.
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Zimbabweans wait in line to cast their votes in Mbare township outside Harare, July 31, 2013.