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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nZimbabwe\u2019s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said.<\/p>\n
Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former prime minister, had reportedly been suffering from colon cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe died this evening. The family communicated this to me,\u201d MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri told Reuters.<\/p>\n
Mr Tsvangirai\u2019s career was marked by a long political struggle against former President Robert Mugabe.<\/p>\n
He had been beaten and imprisoned numerous times.<\/p>\n
Announcing Mr Tsvangirai\u2019s death, Mr Mudzuri said on Twitter that the MDC had \u201clost our icon and fighter for democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Tsvangirai founded the MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) in 2000, repeatedly challenging Mr Mugabe during the ex-president\u2019s long grip on power.<\/p>\n
In the 2008 election, Mr Tsvangirai gained the most votes in the first round but not enough to win outright.<\/p>\n
Before the second round of voting, Mr Mugabe\u2019s security forces carried out a campaign of violence against opposition supporters, and Mr Tsvangirai withdrew.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe was declared the winner, but an international outcry over allegations of violence and vote-rigging led to a power sharing agreement in which Mr Tsvangirai would serve as prime minister.<\/p>\n
Mr Tsvangirai ran against Mr Mugabe again in 2013 but lost by a landslide.<\/p>\n
The MDC is said to be divided over who should lead it into elections later this year against the governing Zanu-PF party, led by Mr Mugabe\u2019s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n
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