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Mnangagwa came to power in 2017 after his mentor and long-term president, Robert Mugabe, was ousted in a coup. He is currently serving his second and final term as president.
A heavy security presence in several cities across Zimbabwe largely neutralised a national protest on Monday aimed at pressuring President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign. Most businesses, offices, and schools in the capital Harare and Bulawayo shut down, with people choosing to stay home amid fears of unrest.
Independence war veterans had called for the demonstration to protest against plans to extend Mnangagwa’s rule. In January, his ruling ZANU-PF party said it wanted him to stay in office for another two years until 2030.
Mnangagwa came to power in 2017 after his mentor and long-term president, Robert Mugabe, was ousted in a coup. He is currently serving his second and final term as president.
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Veterans, led by Blessed Geza, previously supported Mnangagwa but have turned against him, accusing him of corruption and wanting to cling to power. They want retired general, and vice-president Constantine Chiwenga to take over as president. Chiwenga has not commented publicly about the calls for him to replace Mnangagwa, and government officials deny there is a rift between the two men. Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution limits presidents to two five-year terms.
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