{"id":9000,"date":"2018-03-16T20:06:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T02:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=9000"},"modified":"2018-03-16T20:06:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T02:06:25","slug":"mugabe-condemns-his-successor-over-illegal-power-grab-via-coup-detat","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/mugabe-condemns-his-successor-over-illegal-power-grab-via-coup-detat\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Mugabe condemns his successor over \u2018illegal\u2019 power grab via coup d’etat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe must undo this disgrace.\u201d – Mugabe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Zimbabwe\u2019s ousted former leader Robert Mugabe gives his first interview since he was removed from power in November.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Times, the deposed leader says he still has a role<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe former ruler Robert Mugabe seemed mentally sharp but needed some prompts from his wife, Grace, while talking to journalists.<\/p>\n

He said Emmerson Mnangagwa gained control illegally<\/p>\n

Robert Mugabe has denounced the man who toppled him as an \u201cillegal\u201d president who betrayed Zimbabwe, as he seeks a return from internal exile.<\/p>\n

Mr Mugabe said he had no doubt that his 37-year regime had been ended by a coup, which brought Emmerson Mnangagwa to office, but added that he had been forced to accept it to avoid widespread bloodshed.<\/p>\n

#Mugabe on Coup : I’m willing to discuss with Mnangagwa on how to correct this illegality (military coup) but I must be properly invited<\/p>\n

=>I don’t hate Emmerson, I brought him into govt
\n=>We must undo this disgrace, Zim doesn’t deserve this. We must return to constitutionality<\/p>\n

#Mugabe I don’t believe i should be president anymore, but the person who must come after me must be properly elected, that is all<\/p>\n

=>My removal was forced, I had to resign because I feared for the safety of the people of #Zimbabwe<\/p>\n

=>Mnangagwa is an imposition of the army<\/p>\n

#Mugabe – I never thought Mnangagwa would betray me, he has always been on my side & I saved his life in prison. It was a coup because without the army Mnangagwa would not have come to power. The army neutralised others arms of state (cio & police)<\/p>\n

Robert Mugabe, speaking for the first time since November coup, today held a series of interviews with foreign journalists. SABC got the TV interview, while the Times of London and SA Sunday Times got the newspaper interviews<\/p>\n

Former #Zimbabwe President Robert #Mugabe told @itvnews that #gracemugabe could not have become president because she was not a #zanuPF party member.<\/p>\n

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#Mugabe<\/a> on Coup : I'm willing to discuss with Mnangagwa on how to correct this illegality (military coup) but I must be properly invited<\/p>\n

=>I don't hate Emmerson, I brought him into govt
=>We must undo this disgrace, Zim doesn't deserve this. We must return to constitutionality pic.twitter.com\/DMUGotyv3F<\/a><\/p>\n

— Povo News (@povonewstv) March 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n