Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe in a coup
in 2018, and has become Zimbabwe’s new strongman in the same Mugabe mould, critics say. It’s despite promises he made of freedom and democracy for the country’s 15 million people when he replaced a man he supported - and once protected as a bodyguard.Under the constitution, this should be the 80-year-old Mnangagwa’s last term if he wins this election.
While Mugabe was happy to openly oppress any opposition and rant at the West, Mnangagwa has employed a much smoother PR approach. He almost always appears in public wearing a scarf in the colors of the Zimbabwean flag, framing himself as the savior of the country. The Citizens Coalition for Change -- the main opposition party that will challenge ZANU-PF and Mnangagwa in the election on Wednesday — says its supporters have beenand intimidation by ruling party followers, have been arrested and harassed by police, and have had their rallies banned and broken up. Mnangagwa denies his party is oppressive.
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