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| Deposed vice-president who has seized power from Mugabe is a London-educated former spymaster |
| 2017-11-15 |
| [DailyMail] The man believed to be behind the coup in Zimbabwe is the country's recently sacked vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa - also known as 'The Crocodile'. Mnangagwa, 75, is a notorious and much-feared figure in Zimbabwe, having led a vicious crackdown on opponents in the 1980s with the help of the dreaded North Korean-trained Fifth Army brigade. Thousands of civilians were killed during the Gukurahundi campaign, but Mnangagwa has always denied involvement. His reputation for cruelty is so legendary that he was one of the few leaders of Zimbabwe known to drive around the country without security. If it weren't for bad luck, they would have no luck at all |
| Posted by:Spot |
| #4 #2 - Snark O' The Day Candidate. Strong stuff |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-15 20:38 |
#3 His reputation for cruelty is so legendary that he was one of the few leaders of Zimbabwe known to drive around the country without security. Apparently the youthful supporters of Comrade Bob aren't really THAT willing to die for him. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-11-15 20:06 |
| #2 Going with a youth movement then. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-11-15 17:27 |
| #1 About the only ex-London spy whos successfully taken over a country is Assad |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-11-15 11:10 |