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Zimbabwe's Military 'Coup': A Summary Of Everything That's Happened So Far

6 years agoSun, 19 Nov 2017 22:25:46 GMT
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Zimbabwe's Military 'Coup': A Summary Of Everything That's Happened So Far

13 November 2017

14 November

  • On the morning of 14 November, the Zanu-PF Youth League under the leadership of Kudzai Chipanga releases a statement saying they are prepared to die defending the legitimate presidency of Robert Mugabe: “Defending the revolution and our Leader and President is an ideal we live for and if need be it is a principle we are prepared to die for.”
  • Later that afternoon several social media and traditional media outlets report that several army tanks have been sighted on highways leading to Harare. Some also seen in the Harare city center.
  • On the same afternoon Zanu-PF party’s national spokesperson, Simon Khaya Moyo issues a statement accusing Chiwenga of treasonous intentions. Khaya Moyo says in the statement that Chiwenga’s utterances were meant to “incite insurrection and violent challenge to the Constitutional Order.”
  • In the evening information emerges confirming that the army has taken over Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), the state TV broadcaster.
  • The United States embassy in Harare announces that it will be closed the following day, due to the uncertainty in the country.

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19 November 2017

 

For more updates, please check out Zimbabwe Defence Forces Country Takeover, November 2017

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