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This Monday June 30, 2008 file photo shows Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe leaving the eleventh ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union heads of State and government in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Robert Mugabe’s brazen power grab in Zimbabwe’s election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders’ unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own. The fact that even a handful of states are refusing to recognize Zimbabwe’s ruler of 28 years marks an unprecedented change in Africa that offers a glimmer of hope for a brighter, more democratic future. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File )AP - Robert Mugabe’s brazen power grab in Zimbabwe’s election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders’ unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own.