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Robert Mugabe Part 4: A Game of Thrones

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Chiwenga's Secret Service

General Constantine Chiwenga is an old friend of Emerson Meningagua. He was in China on government business when the crocodiles sacked his vice president. Mugabe's loyal police chief, Augustine Jehuri, sends a dozen cars to the airport. His men are under orders to arrest the general as soon as he gets off the plane. An 18-man special forces team loyal to him, not Mugabe, has already infiltrated the airport. Their guns are concealed under their overalls. In a matter of moments, Mugabe's forces have been stood down without a single shot being fired.

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