Former Zimbabwe army boss Constantino Chiwenga sworn in as vice president Thursday Dec 28,2017

Recently retired army chief Constantino Chiwenga, who led a de facto coup last month that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, was installed as Zimbabwe’s vice president in Harare on Thursday Dec 28,2017

Constantino Chiwenga, whose appearance on state television on November 15 ,2017  preceded armed soldiers taking to the streets, paving the way for Emmerson Mnangagwa to become president, is the latest in a string of military leaders to be elevated to government positions.