Zimbabwe war veterans call for anti-Mugabe protests in Harare
Leader of the Zimbabwe War Veterans' Association, Christopher Mutsvangwa, speaks during a press conference in Harare where he called for President Robert Mugabe's resignation on November 20, 2017. War veteran son November 21, 2017 called for anti-Mugabe protests in Harare. PHOTO | JEKESAI NJIKIZANA | AFP
What you need to know:
- Some lawmakers had given President Robert Mugabe an ultimatum to resign and will now take steps to force him out as he did not step down.
- War veterans have urged Zimbabweans to march to Mugabe's home in a bid to force him to resign.
HARARE
Zimbabwe's influential war veterans on Tuesday called for immediate protests against President Robert Mugabe as Parliament moved to impeach the veteran leader.
"All the people must leave what they are doing, come to Harare... we just want to see the back of Mugabe immediately. The protests must begin now, we cannot have another hour of Mugabe," said Zimbabwe War Veterans' Association chairman Chris Mutsvangwa.
RESIGN
The group urged people to march to Mugabe's private residence, known as the Blue Roof, to ensure the increasingly isolated leader "leaves office immediately".
Lawmakers from Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party are due to take the first steps on Tuesday to force Mugabe from office after he ignored their ultimatum to resign.
The powerful war veterans had previously been the staunchest supporters of Mugabe's long rule but are now seen as backing ousted vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa whose removal by the president sparked the current crisis.
