Zimbabwean Priminster Morgan Tsvangirai September 15 wedded his wife Elizabeth Macheka during a traditional wedding ceremony in Harare.
The wedding occurred despite a court ruling that canceled his marriage license on allegations that he would be committing bigamy.
Tsvangirai, 60, and his bride exchanged vows and rings at a luxury convention facility in Harare but did not sign the legal marriage register.
A court on Friday declared Tsvangirai already married under tribal law after seeing video footage of traditional bride price being paid last November to the family of another Zimbabwean woman.
Polygamy is recognized in tribal law but not in Zimbabwe’s national laws.
Zimbabwe law has no jurisdiction over customary marriages, which are agreed between families.
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