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Robert Mugabe Removed From Power in Zimbabwe by Military Coup

posted by martyb on Sunday November 19 2017, @01:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-lasts-forever dept.

takyon writes:

Zimbabwe awaits news on Mugabe's future

Zimbabweans are waiting to see what steps the military will take next after seizing control of the country. President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest but the whereabouts of his wife Grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president, are unknown.

South African ministers have been in the capital Harare meeting the army and political parties. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc will hold emergency talks on Thursday.

President Mugabe, 93, has been in control of Zimbabwe since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. But the power struggle over who might succeed him, between Mrs Mugabe and her rival former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, has split the ruling Zanu-PF party in recent months.

More about Zimbabwe and former President Robert Mugabe.

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CNN: Zimbabwe: Talks underway to form transitional government, source says
NYT editorial: For Zimbabwe, a Coup Isn't the Answer

Extras from BBC: Zimbabwe: Did Robert Mugabe finally go too far? - BBC News
Zimbabwe latest: How can you tell if a coup is happening?

Update: 'Mugabe Must Go': Thousands in Zimbabwe Rally Against Leader
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF leaders meeting to decide Mugabe future
Pressure weighs on Mugabe to quit after mass protests

Update 2: Zanu-PF has removed Mugabe as party leader, and he may be impeached if he does not resign the Presidency by Monday.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by inertnet on Sunday November 19 2017, @05:03PM (2 children)

    by inertnet (4071) on Sunday November 19 2017, @05:03PM (#598962) Journal

    Well, maybe some guy who has led a very bloody revolution in the past may not be the best choice to lead a country.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @05:11PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @05:11PM (#598967)

    Some revolutions are just bloody. The issue isn't just Mugabe, it's the people that supported his junta all the way and the voters of that country that only cared about what they were given and not how it was being come by.

    Stealing from the rich is a lot easier than taxing the rich to pay for the things necessary to build a strong economy where everybody has what they need to thrive.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @06:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @06:45PM (#598999)
    When you select leaders by "most violence", the ones with the "most violence" tend to rise to the top. And if you want to change them later it's not as easy as when you use the "most votes" method.

    That's why most violent revolutions end up as dictatorships. And that's why Marx and Engels were idiots/evil.