<p class="title">Zimbabwe's former army commander, who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, was on Thursday sworn in as one of the country's two vice presidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">General Constantino Chiwenga (61) took the oath of office in Harare, pledging to be "faithful" to Zimbabwe and to "obey, uphold and defend the Constitution". </p>.<p class="bodytext">"I will discharge my duties with all my strength and to the best of my knowledge and ability," said Chiwenga dressed in a black suit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chiwenga retired from the military last week, slightly over a month after the military temporarily took control of the country on November 15, culminating in Mugabe's resignation six days later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had a few weeks earlier been sacked from his job as vice president by Mugabe, then took over as the head of state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kembo Mohadi, a veteran politician and long-serving state security minister, was also sworn-in Thursday as the second vice president to Mnangagwa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mugabe (93) was ousted from power after the military stepped in following internal feuding and factionalism that had escalated in the ruling ZANU-PF party over who would succeed him.</p>
<p class="title">Zimbabwe's former army commander, who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, was on Thursday sworn in as one of the country's two vice presidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">General Constantino Chiwenga (61) took the oath of office in Harare, pledging to be "faithful" to Zimbabwe and to "obey, uphold and defend the Constitution". </p>.<p class="bodytext">"I will discharge my duties with all my strength and to the best of my knowledge and ability," said Chiwenga dressed in a black suit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chiwenga retired from the military last week, slightly over a month after the military temporarily took control of the country on November 15, culminating in Mugabe's resignation six days later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had a few weeks earlier been sacked from his job as vice president by Mugabe, then took over as the head of state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kembo Mohadi, a veteran politician and long-serving state security minister, was also sworn-in Thursday as the second vice president to Mnangagwa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mugabe (93) was ousted from power after the military stepped in following internal feuding and factionalism that had escalated in the ruling ZANU-PF party over who would succeed him.</p>