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Zimbabwe Calls in Military as Protests Erupt Over Vote Counting

The Zimbabwe military harshly dispersed protesters from the streets of the capital after the main opposition presidential candidate accused officials of trying to rig this week’s election in favor of the party of former President Robert Mugabe......»»

Category: topSource: wsjAug 1st, 2018

Zimbabwe Calls In Military as Protests Erupt Over Vote Counting

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who deposed strongman Robert Mugabe and sought to end Zimbabwe’s pariah status, called in the army to violently disperse protesters angered by delays in announcing the winner of the presidential election......»»

Category: topSource: wsjAug 1st, 2018

Zimbabwe to Hold First Post-Mugabe Elections in July

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the country’s first national elections since Robert Mugabe’s ouster will be held on July 30, posing a major test of its efforts to re-engage with the international community......»»

Category: topSource: wsjMay 30th, 2018

Zimbabwe"s President Blames Group Linked to Former President"s Wife For Assassination Attempt

Mnangagwa and Grace Mugabe have been seen as political rivals since he was removed from his post as vice president prior to the coup that led to her husband’s resignation......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekJun 27th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Tight race as battered Zimbabwe goes the polls in first post-Mugabe election

Both leading candidates — President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe ally who was installed by the military in November, and the opposition’s Nelson Chamisa — staked their campaigns on bringing in foreign investment and creating jobs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 30th, 2018

Zimbabwe is having its first-ever election without Robert Mugabe, after a wild campaign with fake promises about Trump and a bomb at a campaign rally

Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters Millions of Zimbabweans voted for a new president and parliament on Monday. It is the first election in the country's 38-year history which hasn't featured Robert Mugabe.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 31st, 2018

Zimbabwe"s Ruling Party Declared Winner of Parliamentary Vote

The party of former President Robert Mugabe swept to victory in Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections, according to the country’s electoral commission, as voters awaited results in a tense presidential race......»»

Category: topSource: wsjAug 1st, 2018

Tensions Mount as Zimbabwe"s Ruling Party Declared Winner of Parliamentary Vote

The party of former President Robert Mugabe took the majority of seats in Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections, officials said, but European and U.S. observers expressed reservations about the vote and tensions on the streets of the capital mounted......»»

Category: topSource: wsjAug 1st, 2018

Incumbent Wins Zimbabwe Presidential Election

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who deposed Robert Mugabe in November after serving him for decades, was declared the winner of Zimbabwe’s presidential election, extending the ruling party’s nearly-four-decade hold on power......»»

Category: topSource: wsjAug 2nd, 2018

Another Coup Erupts In Mali As Military Arrests President And Other Top Officials

Another Coup Erupts In Mali As Military Arrests President And Other Top Officials Last year's coup in the embattled North African nation of Mali - where France is finally withdrawing military forces after a nearly decade-lo.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 25th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden slaps sanctions on Myanmar military over coup

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced U.S. sanctions on Myanmar's military, and again pressed its leaders to give up power......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 10th, 2021

Trump"s baseless claims of election fraud gave "fresh rhetorical ammunition" to despots like Myanmar"s generals, who just staged a coup

Myanmar's generals predicated the coup on eerily similar grounds to Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 US election: baseless claims of voter fraud. Getty Myanmar's military overthrew the elected government on Monday.  The country's milit.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 1st, 2021

Trump"s national security advisor wildly claims Russia wants to elect Bernie Sanders because he"d cut defense spending to fund social programs

Via CBS News Trump's national security advisor Robert O'Brien said during a CBS News interview that Russia would like to see Sanders become president, an assessment directly at odds with US intelligence assess.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 23rd, 2020

Trump claims his "Media Posts" on Twitter now count as official notification to Congress about any plans to attack Iran

Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that his tweets now count as official notification to Congress about the US military's plans to attack.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 5th, 2020

Bombshell anonymous book claims White House officials considered encouraging Trump to fire Robert Mueller, hoping it would force the president to resign

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Senior Trump administration officials considered urging the president to commit a mistake so bad it would force him to resign, according to an anonym.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 18th, 2019

Chaos In Bolivia After President Morales Resigns, Claims He Was Victim Of A Coup

Chaos In Bolivia After President Morales Resigns, Claims He Was Victim Of A Coup.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 10th, 2019

Trump says Democrats are plotting a "coup." These 8 real-life military takeovers show what coups are really like.

Associated Press/Evan Vucci US President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he believed Democrats initiating an impeachment inquiry were stagin.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 5th, 2019

Zimbabwe"s late dictator Robert Mugabe has been buried in his home village

Reuters Zimbabwe's late dictator Robert Muga.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 28th, 2019

Zimbabwe Champion-Turned-Dictator Robert Mugabe Dies At 95

Visiting dignitaries were given gifts of his portrait, and rightfully so: To many Zimbabweans, Robert Mugabe, the strongman who ruled the South African nation .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 6th, 2019

Robert Mugabe, ex-Zimbabwean Strongman, Dies at 95

Less than two years ago, he was toppled by a bloodless coup.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 6th, 2019