2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état

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The 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état was a military intervention that ended Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule and led to a political transition under Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
military intervention ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Zimbabwean military intervention of 2017 ⓘ
cause dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa as Vice President of Zimbabwe ⓘ
power struggle within ZANU–PF ⓘ
succession dispute over who would replace Robert Mugabe ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
describedAs military intervention targeting criminals around the president ⓘ
endDate 2017-11-21 ⓘ
followedBy 2018 Zimbabwean general election ⓘ
presidency of Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
governmentResponse Robert Mugabe placed under house arrest ⓘ
negotiations between Mugabe and military leaders ⓘ
hasEffect accession of Emmerson Mnangagwa to the presidency of Zimbabwe ⓘ
end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule ⓘ
expulsion of Grace Mugabe from ZANU–PF leadership structures ⓘ
purge of G40 faction from ZANU–PF ⓘ
resignation of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe ⓘ
internationalReaction African Union expressed concern about unconstitutional change of government ⓘ
Southern African Development Community called for peaceful resolution ⓘ
United Nations urged restraint and calm ⓘ
ledBy Constantino Chiwenga ⓘ
location Harare ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
mainSubject Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
mediaCoverage widely covered by international news outlets ⓘ
opposedBy G40 faction of ZANU–PF ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF
organizedBy Zimbabwe Defence Forces ⓘ
parliamentaryAction impeachment proceedings initiated against Robert Mugabe ⓘ
participant Constantino Chiwenga ⓘ
Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
Grace Mugabe ⓘ
Robert Mugabe ⓘ
The G40 faction of ZANU–PF ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF

The Lacoste faction of ZANU–PF ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF

ZANU–PF ⓘ
Zimbabwe Defence Forces ⓘ
partOf political history of Zimbabwe ⓘ
precededBy rule of Robert Mugabe ⓘ
relatedEvent 2018 Zimbabwean general election ⓘ
Zimbabwean independence in 1980 ⓘ
result Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on 2017-11-24 ⓘ
Robert Mugabe resigned on 2017-11-21 ⓘ
significance led to political transition under Emmerson Mnangagwa ⓘ
marked the end of the Mugabe era in Zimbabwe ⓘ
startDate 2017-11-14 ⓘ
timePeriod November 2017 ⓘ

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Zimbabwean general election, 2018 → follows → 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état ⓘ
Constantino Chiwenga → participatedIn → 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état ⓘ
2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état → alsoKnownAs → Zimbabwean military intervention of 2017 ⓘ
linked to: 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état