Fearing arrest, Mnangagwa left the country and moved to Mozambique (the place where he had strong military ties). He then moved to South Africa. Christopher Mutsvangwa, the head of the war veterans’ association and one of Mnangagwa’s closest allies also moved to South Africa.
Mutsvangwa indicated about a possible military intervention in Zimbabwe. He also urged South African intelligence officers not to describe the military intervention as coup. And, the authorities in South Africa obliged as they did not mention the word “coup” in its official statement after the military intervention occurred on Wednesday.
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Mugabe also tried to arrest Zimbabwe’s longtime top military commander General Constantino Chiwenga. General Chiwenga, who was on official tour to China, was tipped that he may be arrested when he will touch Zimbabwe.
The police was directed to arrest him when his plane was expected to touch the country November 12. But, the soldiers, who were loyal to Chiwenga, infiltrated the airport as baggage handlers and took control of the airport as Chiwenga arrived in Zimbabwe. In next couple of days, tanks started to rumble the streets of Zimbabwe and took control of the country.
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