Mugabe resigned as president on Tuesday, ending 37 years of rule. He had clung on for a week after an army takeover and expulsion from his ZANU PF party, but quit after parliament began an impeachment process against him.
Reactions from world leader and human rights organizations began pouring in as the news of the Zimbabwean leader's resignation spread.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Robert Mugabe's resignation gave Zimbabwe the chance to forge a new path, free from oppression.
"The resignation of Robert Mugabe provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule," May said.
"In recent days, we have seen the desire of the Zimbabwean people for free and fair elections and the opportunity to rebuild the country’s economy under a legitimate government."
May added in a statement that Britain, as "Zimbabwe’s oldest friend", would do all it could to support the country.
The 93-year-old Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's president a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end an era of rule by a man once feted as a hero who led his country to independence from Britain in 1980.
Nearly four decades later, Mugabe was regarded by many as an autocrat, willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of power.
Reactions from world leader and human rights organizations began pouring in as the news of the Zimbabwean leader's resignation spread.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Robert Mugabe's resignation gave Zimbabwe the chance to forge a new path, free from oppression.
"The resignation of Robert Mugabe provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule," May said.
"In recent days, we have seen the desire of the Zimbabwean people for free and fair elections and the opportunity to rebuild the country’s economy under a legitimate government."
May added in a statement that Britain, as "Zimbabwe’s oldest friend", would do all it could to support the country.
The 93-year-old Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's president a week after the army and his former political allies moved to end an era of rule by a man once feted as a hero who led his country to independence from Britain in 1980.
Nearly four decades later, Mugabe was regarded by many as an autocrat, willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy in the relentless pursuit of power.