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Nov 14, 2017:\u00a0Zimbabwe\u2019s army chief on Monday demanded a \u201cstop\u201d to the purge in the ruling ZANU-PF party after the sacking of vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa and warned the military could intervene.<\/p>\nNov 14, 2017:\u00a0Zimbabwe\u2019s army chief on Monday demanded a \u201cstop\u201d to the purge in the ruling ZANU-PF party after the sacking of vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa and warned the military could intervene.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current purging which is clearly targeting members of the party with a liberation background must stop forthwith,\u201d General Constantino Chiwenga told a media conference attended by about 90 senior army officers at army HQ.<\/p>\n
In an unprecedented warning, he said in a statement: \u201cWe must remind those behind the current treacherous shenanigans that when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution, the military will not hesitate to step in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mnangagwa was dismissed and humiliated a week earlier after clashing with veteran President Robert Mugabe\u2019s wife Grace, who is now in prime position to succeed her 93-year-old husband.<\/p>\n
Analysts had warned that the sacking would spark repercussions beyond Mugabe\u2019s control.<\/p>\n
Mnangagwa\u2019s main rivals within the ruling ZANU-PF- party are the younger \u201cGeneration 40\u201d or \u201cG40\u201d group, who enjoy Grace\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
But the 75-year-old former vice president has powerful military connections, having served as defence and state security minister.<\/p>\n
Soon after his dismissal Mnangagwa quickly fled into exile, vowing to return and launched a direct challenge to Mugabe by calling for members of the ruling party to desert the president.<\/p>\n
Mnangagwa \u2014 whose nickname is the \u201cCrocodile\u201d \u2014 defiantly told Mugabe that the party was \u201cnot personal property for you and your wife to do as you please\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mugabe then reacted by expelling his longtime confidant and former liberation war guerrilla, from the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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