{"id":219600,"date":"2018-04-28T13:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T17:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/?p=219600"},"modified":"2019-02-10T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T14:38:16","slug":"mengistu-hailemariam-masterminded-mugabe-ouster-zambian-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/219600","title":{"rendered":"Mengistu Hailemariam masterminded Mugabe ouster &#8211; Zambian Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zambian Observer has published a sensational report about how former Ethiopian president Mengistu Hailemariam worked behind the scene to help depose Zimbabwe&#8217;s 94-year-old president Robert Mugabe in order to save the country from a catastrophic rebellion. The report claims that Mengistu Haileamriam is an unofficial member of Zimbabwe&#8217;s powerful Joint Operations Command. The following are excerpts from the report with a link to the full report.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mengistu-Hailemariam.png?resize=780%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-219601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mengistu-Hailemariam.png?w=867&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mengistu-Hailemariam.png?resize=800%2C462&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mengistu-Hailemariam.png?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mengistu Haile Mariam, who is thought to have had an invisible hand in last November\u2019s Operation Restore Legacy, which was launched by the military to oust former leader, Robert Mugabe, has had his secret kingmaker powers in Zimbabwe increased following his alleged closet appointment and promotion as Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga\u2019s special advisor, Spotlight Zimbabwe, can exclusively reveal.<\/li>\n<li>According to a former minister in Mugabe\u2019s yesteryear cabinet who held a security portfolio, Mengistu is being rewarded for his genius in giving Vice President Chiwenga helping advise, for his crossover from the barracks into the presidium.<\/li>\n<li>Mengistu, who served as Mugabe\u2019s security adviser, warned the former president that swelling slum and backyard population in Zimbabwe was creating a fertile ground for mass revolts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the full report <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zambianobserver.com\/exiled-ethiopian-dictator-credited-for-masterminding-november-coup-with-chiwenga-that-ousted-mugabe\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zambian Observer has published a sensational report about how former Ethiopian president Mengistu Hailemariam worked behind the scene to help depose Zimbabwe&#8217;s 94-year-old president Robert Mugabe in order to save the country from a catastrophic rebellion. The report claims that Mengistu Haileamriam is an unofficial member of Zimbabwe&#8217;s powerful Joint Operations Command. 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