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===Early October===
[[File:Grace Mugabe with Robert Mugabe 2013-08-04 11-53.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.13|[[Robert Mugabe]] and [[Grace Mugabe]] in 2013]]
On the second week of October 2017, tensions between Vice-President [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] and [[Grace Mugabe]], two leading figures to replace the 93-year-old [[Robert Mugabe]] as [[President of Zimbabwe]], were prominently displayed in the public sphere.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41530924|title=Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot|date=6 October 2017|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=14 November 2017
Grace Mugabe denied the poisoning claims as ridiculous and rhetorically asked: "Who is Mnangagwa, who is he?"<ref name=":2" /> [[Phelekezela Mphoko]], Zimbabwe's other vice-president, publicly criticised Mnangagwa, saying that his comments about the August incident were part of an attempt to destabilise the country and undermine the authority of the president, since doctors had actually concluded that stale food was to blame.<ref name=":2" />
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During a planned speech in Harare, Grace Mugabe went off-script to attack Mnangagwa, saying that her supporters were constantly receiving threats that if Mnangagwa did not succeed Mugabe, they would be assassinated and that the faction backing Mnangagwa was plotting a coup d'état.<ref name=":2" />
At a rally, President Mugabe publicly rebuked
Mnangagwa's dismissal essentially left Grace Mugabe, supported by her [[Generation 40]] (G40) faction of younger ZANU–PF officials, as the only major contender to succeed Robert Mugabe.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7" /> Mnangagwa, one of Mugabe's last political allies who had stayed with him since independence in 1980, had the support of several generals in the Zimbabwean army, who had publicly stated that only a veteran of the war for independence – which would rule out Grace Mugabe – should rule the country.<ref name=":1" /> Although Mugabe had depended on support from the military to maintain his rule, in the last few years he had undertaken a systematic replacement of old veterans from the war of independence in important ZANU–PF party positions with younger officials who did not fight in the war.<ref name=":4" /> This move was seen as risky because Grace Mugabe was a [[Grace Mugabe#Controversies|divisive figure in Zimbabwe]] and did not have much support from important ZANU–PF officials from the liberation war era or in the South African region.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/15/mugabe-family-military-takes-control-zimbabwe-mnangagwa|title=Robert Mugabe in detention after military takes control of Zimbabwe|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=15 November 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=15 November 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115103403/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/15/mugabe-family-military-takes-control-zimbabwe-mnangagwa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/zimbabwe-military-chief-treasonable-conduct/index.html|title=Zimbabwe army denies military takeover in live address on state TV|last1=McKenzie|first1=David|date=15 November 2017|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=15 November 2017|last2=Swails|first2=Brent|last3=Berlinger|first3=Joshua|archive-date=15 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115042820/http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/zimbabwe-military-chief-treasonable-conduct/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Thursday, 16 November===
===Friday, 17 November===
Mugabe presided at a
===Saturday, 18 November===
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===Sunday, 19 November ===
Mugabe was sacked by his party, and his wife and
===Monday, 20 November===
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Mangwana announced that party members had "unanimously" agreed to remove Mugabe from office and would work with the opposition MDC party to remove Mugabe in a two-day period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/latest-zimbabwe-military-address-nation-shortly-article-1.3645653|title=The Latest: Zimbabwe army says Mugabe working on 'solution'|website=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> Mangwana also stated that a committee would be set up on 21 November and that the vote for impeachment would occur on 22 November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/zimbabwe-impeachment-motion-against-president-robert-mugabe/9172364|title=Zimbabwe's ZANU–PF party sets ball rolling on Mugabe impeachment|date=21 November 2017|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121035557/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/zimbabwe-impeachment-motion-against-president-robert-mugabe/9172364|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chiwenga announced in a televised address that Mnangagwa would soon return to Zimbabwe and hold talks with Mugabe, with whom he had now been in contact, and that the military coup, dubbed "Operation Restore Legacy", was progressing well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-zimbabwe-politics-chiwenga/zimbabwes-mugabe-in-talks-with-ousted-vice-president-army-chief-idUKKBN1DK290?il=0|title=Zimbabwe's Mugabe in talks with ousted vice president – army chief|work=Reuters|access-date=20 November 2017|date=20 November 2017|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119140601/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-zimbabwe-politics-chiwenga/zimbabwes-mugabe-in-talks-with-ousted-vice-president-army-chief-idUKKBN1DK290?il=0|url-status=
British news agency [[Reuters]] reported that impeachment proceedings would proceed after the ruling ZANU–PF party completed the draft for a motion of impeachment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-mugabe-faces-impeachment-after-military-takeover-idUSKBN1DK2O0|title=Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule|date=21 November 2017|website=Reuters.com|access-date=21 November 2017|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120233337/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics/zimbabwes-mugabe-faces-impeachment-after-military-takeover-idUSKBN1DK2O0|url-status=live}}</ref> A copy of the draft, which also included a motion for a no-confidence vote, was obtained by British newspaper ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/20/zimbabwes-robert-mugabe-has-drafted-resignation-letter-immunity/|title=Robert Mugabe to face impeachment by Wednesday as 'source of instability'|first1=Roland|last1=Oliphant|first2=Peta|last2=Thornycroft|date=20 November 2017|access-date=21 November 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120202628/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/20/zimbabwes-robert-mugabe-has-drafted-resignation-letter-immunity/|url-status=live}}</ref> Of ZANU–PF's 250 lawmakers, all but 20 at a caucus meeting endorsed the impeachment motion, according to party chairman [[Simon Khaya-Moyo]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dixon|first=Robyn|author-link=Robyn Dixon (journalist)|date=20 November 2017|title=Zimbabwe's Mugabe may face impeachment after failing to meet resignation deadline|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-zimbabwe-deadline-resign-20171120-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120222630/http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-zimbabwe-deadline-resign-20171120-story.html|archive-date=20 November 2017|access-date=21 November 2017|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Johannesburg}}</ref>
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Deputy Russian prime minister [[Yury Trutnev]], on a visit to Southern Africa, directly blamed President Robert Mugabe for getting himself into trouble by failing to address the [[Socioeconomics|socioeconomic]] issues of the country which had left Zimbabweans impoverished and angry.<ref>{{Cite news|last=IndraStra Global News Team|date=18 November 2017|title=Zimbabwe: The End of Mugabe's Era|url=http://www.indrastra.com/2017/11/Zimbabwe-End-of-Mugabe-s-Era-003-11-2017-0014.html|work=IndraStra Global|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044654/http://www.indrastra.com/2017/11/Zimbabwe-End-of-Mugabe-s-Era-003-11-2017-0014.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[United States Secretary of State]] [[Rex Tillerson]] called Mugabe's resignation a "historic moment" for the country. He further congratulated Zimbabweans for peacefully bringing about a change which "was overdue" and emphasised that the United States would support Zimbabwe in transitioning to a stable, democratic government and economy.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beavers|first1=Olivia|title=Tillerson: Mugabe resignation 'a historic moment' for Zimbabwe|url=
British prime minister [[Theresa May]] welcomed Mugabe's resignation stating that it "provides Zimbabwe with an opportunity to forge a new path free of the oppression that characterised his rule".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/zimbabwe-politics-britain-may/british-pm-may-says-mugabes-resignation-gives-zimbabwe-a-chance-to-be-free-idUSL9N1ML01E|title=British PM May says Mugabe's resignation gives Zimbabwe a chance to be free|work=Reuters.com|date=21 November 2017|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080905/https://www.reuters.com/article/zimbabwe-politics-britain-may/british-pm-may-says-mugabes-resignation-gives-zimbabwe-a-chance-to-be-free-idUSL9N1ML01E|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Alleged Chinese involvement===
Days before the coup, General [[Constantino Chiwenga]] visited China to meet senior Chinese military leaders, including Generals [[Chang Wanquan]] and [[Li Zuocheng]]. Chiwenga's visit to China has come under scrutiny, with speculation that he had sought Beijing's tacit approval for a possible move against Mugabe.<ref>{{Cite web|
==See also==
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