ZANU PF’S SUCCESSION CONUNDRUM: A PRESIDENT CAN CHOOSE HIS SUCCESSOR, BUT HE CANNOT CONTROL THE SUCCESSION
Robert Mugabe dismissed Emmerson Mnangagwa as vice president of Zimbabwe on November 6, 2017. Mugabe believed this move would remove a rival and give him control over who would succeed him. This action instead sped up the end of his 37-year presidency.
ZANU PF’S SUCCESSION CONUNDRUM: A PRESIDENT CAN CHOOSE HIS SUCCESSOR, BUT HE CANNOT CONTROL THE SUCCESSION By Gabriel Manyati On 6 November 2017, Robert Mugabe dismissed Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe’s vice president, apparently believing he could remove a rival and regain control of the succession. Instead, he accelerated the collapse of his 37-year presidency. Mnangagwa […] The post ZANU PF’S SUCCESSION CONUNDRUM: A PRESIDENT CAN CHOOSE HIS SUCCESSOR, BUT HE CANNOT CONTROL THE SUCCESSION first appeared on The Zambian Observer .