President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, who has ruled the nation for more than 37 years since independence from the united kingdom, was removed from power and his former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who he chased back some days, was installed as an interim president.

This happened following the Zimbabwe army capturing power overnight with gunshots and explosions heard in the capital. The 93-year-old dictator was detained together with his wife by the military in the capital Harare.

Meanwhile, a top South African news site has reported that Mugabe is currently preparing to step down. News24 also asserts that he has made negotiations for his wife Grace to leave the country.

Former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, who Mugabe fired back some days, will now take power according to the ruling ZANU PDF Party. The party also issued a series of tweets that morning, stating there was not a military coup - just a "bloodless transition".



The statements read: "Last night the first family was detained and are safe, both for the constitution and the sanity of the nation this was necessary. Neither Zimbabwe nor ZANU are owned by Mugabe and his wife. Today begins a fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe."



"There was no coup, only a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and crooked persons being arrested and an elderly man who had been taken advantage of by his wife being detained. The few bangs that were heard were from crooks who were resisting arrest, but they are now detained.

"ZANU PF has a way of solving our own problems, the situation is stable and Zimbabwe is open for business. There was no coup, but a bloodless peaceful transition- the centre is strong and there is peace with honest leadership."

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/zimbabwe-president-robert-mugabe-removed-from-power/