IN 2008 Zimbabweans voted in the most crucial election since independence from Britain in 1980, with veteran President Robert Mugabe facing the biggest challenge of his 28-year-rule.
Zimbabwe 2008 Elections in Pictures
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Morgan Tsvangirai Voting 2008
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, casts his vote on election day in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 29, 2008.
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A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote in Zimbabwe's presidential and parliamentary elections in the capital Harare March 29, 2008.
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A child holds a sticker at a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters rally for those lliving in exile in South Africa at a protest rally in Johannesburg. The Movement for Democratic Change, which claimed its leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the March 29 presidential ballot said it would not accept a recount, did not want a runoff and pressed ahead with legal attempts to force the publication of the results.