Coup (AKA "simply effecting a National Democratic Project ... with peaceful aplomb") in Zimbabwe

[HurricaneDitka]

Story here:

Zimbabwe’s army said it detained longtime President Robert Mugabe and seized control of state broadcasters in an apparent coup in the southern African nation.

Military vehicles rolled into the streets of the capital, Harare, late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Hilarious Twitter feed here

Zimbabwe has not had a coup. There has been a decision to intervene because our constitution had been undermined, in the interim Comrade E Mnagngawa will be president of ZANU PF as per the constitution of our revolutionary organisation.

Last night the first family was detained and are safe, both for the constitution and the sanity of the nation this was necessary. Neither Zimbabwe nor ZANU are owned by Mugabe and his wife. Today begins a fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe.

There was no coup, only a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and crooked persons being arrested and an elderly man who had been taken advantage of by his wife being detained. The few bangs that were heard were from crooks who were resisting arrest, but they are now detained

ZANU PF has a way of solving our own problems, the situation is stable and Zimbabwe is open for business. There was no coup, but a bloodless peaceful transition- the centre is strong and there is peace with honest leadership.

Contrary to international reports, the gallant Zimbabwean Army has not staged a COUP. There is n COUP in Zimbabwe. Neither is there crisis.

The army is simply effecting a National Democratic Project and it’s doing so with peaceful aplomb.

The Youth League would want to confirm the detention of Cde K Chipanga. His safety has been guaranteed & has implored us to comply with the National Democratic Project which is underway.

We would also want to commend the military for conducting the NDP with minimal force.

[MrDibble]

One Zimbabwean I work with considers this a great thing, and she says from what she’s heard from home, it’s not too chaotic or anything.

It looks like the army is going with a “let Bob go into that good night, blame that devil-woman” strategy, and apparently the recently-deposed vice-Pres is now in charge.

[Lord_Feldon]

The Twitter account is hilarious and I’ve seen it all over in the past day, but it might be fake.

As we’ve said, it is not unusual for Zimbabwean government accounts not to be verified by Twitter and it is sometimes difficult to get a clear idea of what is - and what is not - a legitimate government outlet. But Zanu_pf’s informal delivery and apparent preoccupations with “hipsters” and sex suggest it is the latter.

Indeed, the local title NewsDay reported in 2013 that it was a fake account and the identity of its owner was sought by genuine Zanu-PF officials. At around the same time, the respected South African title Daily Maverick called it fake. Moreover, in 2012, the Atlantic magazine updated one of its articles, in which it had cited the account, to say it now believed it not to be genuine.

[Shodan]

Do they need help moving money out of the country?

Regards,
Shodan

[VinylTurnip]

I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on some of those sweet $100 trillion notes. All you need is one, and it’s like, eat your heart out, Jeff Bezos!

[WilyQuixote]

@VinylTurnip

I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on some of those sweet $100 trillion notes. All you need is one, and it’s like, eat your heart out, Jeff Bezos!

Not these days Im afraid. But you can still pick up bond notes,a form of play-play money; locals will readily accept real money, such as dollars for them.