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According to the Guardian, the military has taken control of Zimbabwe. They have Robert Mugabe and his family under house arrest. There is a lot of talk about this being temporary, but it's really hard to tell at this point.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ily-military-takes-control-zimbabwe-mnangagwa
ETA: The military leaders involved deny that this is a coup.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/zimbabwe-military-chief-treasonable-conduct/index.html
Hmm. How would Magritte paint ,"Ceci n'est pas un coup?"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ily-military-takes-control-zimbabwe-mnangagwa
One high-profile opposition leader said there was “a lot of talking going on”, with the army reaching out to them to discuss the formation of a transitional government after Mugabe steps down.
Negotiations had been ongoing for several months with “certain people within the army”, a second senior opposition official said.
The official said Mugabe would resign this week and be replaced by Mnangagwa, with opposition leaders taking posts as vice-president and prime minister. There was no independent confirmation of his claim.
Zimbabwe’s fragmented opposition has not publicly condemned the military move. Nelson Chamisa, the deputy head of the opposition MDC party, called for “peace, constitutionalism, democratisation, the rule of law and the sanctity of human life”.
Tendai Biti, an opposition leader, called for a “roadmap back to legitimacy”.
“What is key is that a traditional authority is set up which is inclusive with the opposition and the ruling party … We need a dialogue too with [regional organisations], the African Union and the United Nations. We can’t solve this problem on our own,” Biti said.
ETA: The military leaders involved deny that this is a coup.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/zimbabwe-military-chief-treasonable-conduct/index.html
The situation escalated with the early morning announcement, when Maj. Gen. S.B. Moyo addressed the country on state TV, vehemently denying the operation was a coup.
"To both our people and the world beyond our borders, we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of government," he said.
"As soon as we accomplish our mission we expect situation to return to normalcy."
Hmm. How would Magritte paint ,"Ceci n'est pas un coup?"
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