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| Ahead Of Regional Summit, Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Charges 'De Facto Coup' |
| 2008-04-11 |
| Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe of mounting a "de facto military coup" in the wake of elections whose results have not been fully disclosed, citing the deployment of troop into rural areas ahead of a presidential runoff election the ruling party appears determined to stage. Tsvangirai, whose branch of the Movement for Democratic Change says he won the presidential ballot with at least 50.3% of the vote, was in South Africa Thursday for the second time in several days pursuing a regional diplomatic offensive in the crisis. Sources said Tsvangirai was set to meet late Thursday with President Thabo Mbeki, but it was unclear whether that meeting came about. Mr. Mbeki was said to be on his way to Mozambique on Friday to meet with President Armando Guebuza ahead of a summit Saturday of the Southern African Development Community. Harare has confirmed President Mugabe will attend the summit. Tsvangirai said he expects to be in Lusaka, Zambia, to present his side of the situation. |
| Posted by:Fred |