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Here's Why VP Chiwenga Turned Down Mugabe Presidency Offer

In an interview with The Independent at his house in March 2018, the late Robert Mugabe revealed that 48 hours after the military had taken over key institutions, he offered Constantino Chiwenga to take over power, as he believed he was the power broker behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa. However, Chiwenga refused, fearing for his security, as he thought accepting the offer would put him in the crosshairs of military commanders who would view the act as betrayal.

Zimbabwe: Mugabe Offered Chiwenga Presidency

Zimbabwe Independent, 13 September 2019

Former president Robert Mugabe, who died in Singapore last Friday, offered Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to take over from him at the height of the coup, the Zimbabwe… Read more »

Photo: John Manzongo/The Herald

The late former president Robert Mugabe talks to then Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantino Chiwenga (file photo).

Zimbabwe: President Opens Up On Vice President Chiwenga's Health Status

263Chat, 12 September 2019

President Emerson Mnangagwa has after a long time, finally opened up on the health status of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga whom he said come out of yet another operation this… Read more »

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Mugabe Spent Final Days Using Uber Rides - Jonathan Moyo

In a rather shocking revelation, exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo has alleged that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga wanted the late former president Robert Mugabe to die in ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Chiwenga Wanted Mugabe to Die in Office - Jonathan Moyo
- Zimbabwe: Mugabe - a Product of a Vicious System
Fears of Poisoning Rattle Zimbabwe Ruling Party Bigwigs

The fear of poisoning has once again come to the fore within the ruling Zanu-PF and government circles following allegations by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's close ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Chiwenga Undergoes Poisoning Operation
- Zimbabwe: Poisoning Fears Spook Ruling Party Bigwigs
Four Mugabe Generals Retired in Mnangagwa's Army Purge

In a move seen as consolidating his control of the military and trimming the influence of his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired four senior ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Retires Mugabe Generals in Bid for Total Control
- Zimbabwe: President Reassigns 4 Military Chiefs to Diplomatic Service
Mnangagwa Cuts Off VP Chiwenga's Access to Zimbabwe's Military

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has withdrawn Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's oversight role of the Ministry of Defence and War Veterans. In a stunning political blow to ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Moves to Clip Chiwenga's Power
- Zimbabwe: 'Mnangagwa Set for Second Term'
Did the General Swap Mugabe's Resignation Speech? - VIDEO

A video clip showing papers being taken off the table in front of President Robert Mugabe and placed on the floor between General Constantine Chiwenga and Police Commissioner A Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Mugabe Flips Script, Absolves Army From Coup Claims

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