{"id":374675,"date":"2017-11-17T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=374675"},"modified":"2017-11-17T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T10:26:48","slug":"zimbabwe-latest-mugabe-makes-first-public-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/zimbabwe-latest-mugabe-makes-first-public-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe latest: Mugabe makes first public appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country’s army took over on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move after a power struggle over his successor.<\/p>\n
The military said on Friday it was “engaging” with Mr Mugabe and would advise the public on the outcome of talks “as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe was cheered by the crowd at the graduation ceremony after he spoke, a witness quoted by Reuters news agency says.<\/p>\n
He joined the crowd in singing the national anthem and walking slowly up a red carpet.<\/p>\n
Neither his wife, Grace Mugabe, nor Education Minister Jonathan Moyo were present.<\/p>\n
His attendance at the graduation is an annual tradition but few expected to see him there after he was put under house arrest, the BBC’s Andrew Harding reports from Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The army took control after Mr Mugabe last week sacked Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, signalling that he favoured Grace Mugabe to take over his Zanu-PF party and the presidency.
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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country’s army took over on Wednesday. He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move after a power struggle over his successor. The military said on Friday it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n