Know The Reasons Behind Coup In Zimbabwe And Whether Successor Will Act As Panacea For People

The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who was placed under house arrest by the military on November 15, was at the helm of affairs for past 37 years as he assumed power right after the country gained independence in 1980. Mugabe was dethroned from power when the military took control over the capital.

1 Fall of Robert Mugabe attributed to firing of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa

The fall of Mugabe is largely attributed to country’s former Vice¬-president Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa was elected as the new leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling political party.

While the four-decade-long regime of Mugabe was no less than a tyranny for the people of Zimbabwe, the rise of “Crocodile” (Emmerson Mnangagwa) is also doubted whether he would be a panacea to the people or not. 

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2 Downfall of Mugabe

The downfall of Mugabe started when he fired Mnangagwa from the post of Vice-president on November 6. Mnangagwa was also the close ally of the Zimbabwean military. Mugabe then tried to arrest the nation’s top military commander a few days later.

Mugabe’s move to fire Mnangagwa and attempt to arrest top military commander did not go down well with the war veterans’ association.

War veterans’ association said that Mugabe has crossed the red line and they cannot allow it to continue. 

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