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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country's army took over on Wednesday (Nov 15).
Mugabe walked slowly up a red carpet and joined the crowd in singing the national anthem, then opened the graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe's Open University, where he is chancellor.
Mugabe's attendance at the graduation is an annual tradition but few expected to see him there, the BBC's Andrew Harding reports from Zimbabwe.
Neither the 93-year-old president's wife, Grace Mugabe, nor Education Minister Jonathan Moyo - an ally of hers whose house was reportedly raided by the military - were present.
The army acted after Mugabe sacked Vice-President Emmanuel Mnangagwa last week.
Mnangagwa was seen as a potential successor and his sacking paved the way for Mugabe's wife Grace Mugabe - who is four decades younger than him - to take over the presidency instead.

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