Morgan Tsvangirai, popular
Zimbabwean opposition leader who fought Robert Mugabe’s regime for many years,
has died at the age of 65 after battling with cancer, a party official said.
His death on Wednesday night
throws uncertainty over his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party less
than three months after the army ousted his 93-year-old foe from the
presidency.
Mr Tsvangirai, who founded the
MDC in 1999, was among the most prominent critics of Mugabe, the long-time
authoritarian leader who was ousted from power in November.
“It is sad for me to announce
that we have lost our icon and fighter for democracy,” Elias Mudzuri, one of
the vice-presidents of the MDC, said on Twitter.
Tsvangirai’s death was confirmed
to The Telegraph by a family member.
Mugabe’s government detained him
on numerous occasions over his vocal criticism of the regime.
Security forces swooped on Mr
Tsvangirai in 1989 after he bluntly warned about the rising tide of political
repression in the country.
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