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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed Zimbabwe for a spate of coups in Africa<\/b> saying the southern African country set a bad precedent by removing its founding leader late President Robert Mugabe from office in November 2017.<\/p>\n

Obasanjo who served as Nigeria\u2019s head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007 made the remarks while addressing the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, Johannesburg South Africa, according to ZimLive. He said:<\/p>\n

I once moved a motion in 1999 then that any country that has a government not through constitutional means should be suspended.<\/p>\n

There should be no half measures about these; It started in Zimbabwe where they said \u2018it\u2019s not a coup and it\u2019s a half coup, it\u2019s near a coup. A coup is a coup! Citizens of Africa have been able to shun leaders who amend the constitution, intending to personally gain from such amendments.<\/p>\n

His remarks were apparently in reference to Operation Restore Legacy which was led by then commander Constantino Chiwenga, now state Vice President which resulted in Mugabe\u2019s \u201cforced\u201d resignation.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwean military staged the operation on the eve of 15 November and members of the public joined and thronged to the streets demanding that \u201cMugabe Must Go!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

The events paved way for the installation of Mugabe\u2019s long-time aide and now president Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n

Since then nations such as Sudan, Mali and Burkina Faso have experienced recent coups and are under military rule.<\/p>\n

Military coups were a regular occurrence in Africa in the decades after independence and there is great concern they are starting to become more frequent.<\/p>\n

A study by US researchers, Jonathan Powell and Clayton Thyne, identified over 200 coup attempts in Africa since the 1950s and about half of these have been successful.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed Zimbabwe for a spate of coups in Africa saying the southern African country set a bad precedent by removing its founding leader late President Robert Mugabe from office in November 2017. 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