Possible coup in Zimbabwe

[Sankari]

He's gone.

'Robert Mugabe removed as leader of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF party.'

This is an amazing era. To date, I have witnessed:

* the fall of Augusto Pinochet
* the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu
* the fall of Ferdinand Marcos
* the fall of the Berlin Wall
* the collapse of the USSR
* the end of the Cold War
* the end of South African apartheid
* the fall of Saddam Hussein
* the fall of Muammar Gaddafi
* the fall of Hosni Mubarak
* the death of Fidel Castro
* the fall of Robert Mugabe

 

[ubersonic]

So I'm guessing whoever takes over from Mugabe, the "white" farmers won't be getting their land back nor will "Zim" return to being the bread-basket of Africa...?

Actually Mugabe's most likely successor (his vice president) wanted to bring back the white farmers and restore relations with the IMF, that's why Mugabe went full retard and decided his wife should be his successor, which is what lead to the party seeking his removal.

It's highly likely that guy will end up running the show in his place.

*EDIT*

And apparently that's exactly what just happened lol.

 

[LOAM]

Maybe worth buying a couple of billion Zimbabwe dollars?

 

[Nasher]

They are worth many times their value on ebay lol

100 trillion notes are going for up to about £75.

 

[Hades]

Hopefully this is the turning point of Zimbabwe.

 

[Efour]

He's gone.

'Robert Mugabe removed as leader of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF party.'

This is an amazing era. To date, I have witnessed:

* the fall of Augusto Pinochet
* the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu
* the fall of Ferdinand Marcos
* the fall of the Berlin Wall
* the collapse of the USSR
* the end of the Cold War
* the end of South African apartheid
* the fall of Saddam Hussein
* the fall of Muammar Gaddafi
* the fall of Hosni Mubarak
* the death of Fidel Castro
* the fall of Robert Mugabe

You missed death of Maggie Thatcher too

 

[Sankari]

You missed death of Maggie Thatcher too

I was so tempted...

 

[Diddums]

Heard from a mate in Zim that Mugabe's going on a hunger strike. Yeah ok pal, good luck with that.

 

[Screeeech]

lol, so apparently he's not going - he's trying to stay on..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42046911

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Anyone who thinks he's going to just back down is underestimating him. He'll never back down or give in he'll have to be dragged out kicking and screaming. He's a vicious ******* who doesn't brook any opposition. He's charming at first until he thinks your being disloyal then his vindictiveness knows no bounds.

 

[Rroff]

Yup. Still hoping this will have a good outcome despite the unfortunate number of "old guard" still in positions that wield power :s

 

[Diddums]

Nando's South Africa really do some of the best ads in the world.

Tick tock Mugabe, tick tock,

 

[Sankari]

Anyone who thinks he's going to just back down is underestimating him. He'll never back down or give in he'll have to be dragged out kicking and screaming. He's a vicious ******* who doesn't brook any opposition. He's charming at first until he thinks your being disloyal then his vindictiveness knows no bounds.

But this time the army is against him. Without the army, he's screwed.

 

[John40]

All the shuffling of paper and the worried looks from the military tells you he refused to read the bit they'd written for him about packing it in.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Never underestimate old timers! He hasn't gone anywhere yet. Gotta rate the guy in a way.... Particularly his none PC opinions of the C of E, he's curdlingly none PC, but quite accurate 94 and making sub thirty year olds here look wets.

 

[Sankari]

Never underestimate old timers! He hasn't gone anywhere yet. Gotta rate the guy in a way.... Particularly his none PC opinions of the C of E, he's curdlingly none PC, but quite accurate 94 and making sub thirty year olds here look wets.

He's a brutal dictator who has singlehandedly destroyed Zimbabwe's economy, and you admire him?

 

[Azza]

He is pretty old, obviously he's losing it even more. Amazed he's come out and said that.

 

[Sliver]

Never underestimate old timers! He hasn't gone anywhere yet. Gotta rate the guy in a way.... Particularly his none PC opinions of the C of E, he's curdlingly none PC, but quite accurate 94 and making sub thirty year olds here look wets.

What an ignorant thing to say. His brutal dictatorship which caused countless innocent lives to be lost is clear for all to see.

 

[Diddums]

Chris Wilson in saying something controversial to get attention shocker.

 

[Sankari]

Chris Wilson in 'How can I be a racist when I like Robert Mugabe?' shocker.