Robert Mugabe was “removed” due to a tactical error

World News Nilgun Salim
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Robert Mugabe has led Zimbabwe for 37 years

His dictatorship has come to an end this week, following a coup d’état, when the army took over the control on all the streets and on the headquarters of a national TV station.

The 93-year-old African dictator has been placed under house arrest, and for now, his fate remains uncertain.

Mugabe’s overthrow over the past four decades is the result of a tactical mistake caused by the dictator himself, writes The Guardian.

In order to place his 53-year-old wife in a leading position inside the government, Mugabe initiated a decisive confrontation with the only man who had enough power to dethrone him and he apparently lost.

Emerson Mnangagwa, a former vice-president whose greediness, longevity, and tough attitude image have brought him the nickname “The Crocodile” and he is also a part of the former British colony.

The man was dismissed without much explanation nine days ago after Mugabe tried to turn his wife into the new vice-president of Zimbabwe.

Mugabe intended to dismiss Mnangagwa during a one on one confrontation, but the former vice president refused to respond to the president’s invite.

Mugabe made a second attempt, calling Mnangagwa to the presidential residence, but again he received no answer.

The dictator interpreted these two denials as a sign of weakness and acted: Mnangagwa was dismissed in a press conference by Mugabe’s spokesman and accused of “lack of loyalty, disrespect, deception, and irresponsibility.”

Mnangagwa immediately fled to Mozambique, consulted his allies and the Zimbabwean army, Johannesburg allies, and South African government officials.

The support provided by the South African government was a key element without which the removal of Robert Mugabe from power would have been impossible.