Posted on 11/15/2017 1:25:05 PM PST by Lazamataz
The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, is being confined to his house by soldiers who surrounded his official and private residences, as well as other government buildings.
Sources suggest Grace Mugabe, who was being positioned to eventually take over from her husband, has left Zimbabwe for Namibia.
The sacked vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was reported to have returned to Zimbabwe on Wednesday morning from South Africa, where he fled after being stripped of his office.
The president of neighbouring South Africa, Jacob Zuma, said he had spoken to Mugabe, who was “fine” and that he was sending special envoys to meet both Zimbabwe’s president and its senior army officers.
The UK government warned British nationals to stay indoors until the situation becomes clearer. The foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, called for restraint.
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The Ceausescu solution................Ralph Waldo Emerson — ‘When you strike at a king, you must kill him.’ .
“Pity the next one is likely as ghoulish.”
He is. The fleeing wife is a nasty piece of work too. All of them are.
Should have gotten the Ceaucescu treatment!
That’s it. Worst of all is just to wound the king.
How long has Mugabe been dictator? I remember reading news about him when I was a kid - he’s had a very long run ruining Zimbabwe, one of the most resource-rich nations in the world.
Sounds like home, we have a “Deep State Coup” going on.
Coming here soon in the US to the deep state. It looks like the peaceful solution to our nations problems has failed.
So does this mean I must cancel my planned spring vacation to Zimbabwe? Gee, and I’ve been working OT for this purpose...
This is an interesting play by their army. Hold Mugabe in protective custody, rather than arrest. It’s a fine distinction, but it may help the army make their rule stick by making their actions seem ‘legitimate’. If they had shot him, or announce that he was being charged, a portion of the Zimbabwe population might have resisted. And I rather doubt that the Zimbabwe military could fight it’s way out of a wet paper bag.
Looks like the coup was a success.
https://twitter.com/GovZimbabwe
https://twitter.com/presmnangagwa
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