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Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe confined to home as army takes control
The Guardian ^ | Wed 11/15/2017 | Claire Phipps and Kevin Rawlinson

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: mugabe; zimbabwe; zimbabwecoup
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To: livius

The Ceausescu solution................Ralph Waldo Emerson — ‘When you strike at a king, you must kill him.’ .


21 posted on 11/15/2017 2:18:44 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Lazamataz

“Pity the next one is likely as ghoulish.”

He is. The fleeing wife is a nasty piece of work too. All of them are.


22 posted on 11/15/2017 2:22:24 PM PST by Psalm 144 (GOPe delenda est)
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To: Lazamataz

Should have gotten the Ceaucescu treatment!


23 posted on 11/15/2017 2:29:39 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Red Badger

That’s it. Worst of all is just to wound the king.


24 posted on 11/15/2017 2:33:16 PM PST by livius
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To: Lazamataz

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.


25 posted on 11/15/2017 2:44:32 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: shotgun

Sounds like home, we have a “Deep State Coup” going on.


26 posted on 11/15/2017 2:51:49 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: Lazamataz

Coming here soon in the US to the deep state. It looks like the peaceful solution to our nations problems has failed.


27 posted on 11/15/2017 3:14:05 PM PST by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: Lazamataz

So does this mean I must cancel my planned spring vacation to Zimbabwe? Gee, and I’ve been working OT for this purpose...


28 posted on 11/15/2017 4:33:10 PM PST by donozark (JAMES COMEY:Democrat Presidential nominee in 2020.)
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To: Lazamataz

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.


29 posted on 11/15/2017 5:58:13 PM PST by Tallguy (Twitter short-circuits common sense. Please engage your brain before tweeting.)
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To: Tallguy
It looks like the military has installed the recently fired VP Mnangagwa in as "interim president". He's set up a Twitter account as his "best way to communicate".

Looks like the coup was a success.

https://twitter.com/GovZimbabwe
https://twitter.com/presmnangagwa

30 posted on 11/15/2017 6:59:05 PM PST by Cementjungle
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