Projektnummer

0063641

Zusammenfassung

This project examines the changing relationship between the army generals and foot soldiers and the political leadership of former President Robert Mugabe whose rule ended (after 37 years in power) with military intervention and the related mass street protest by the civilians in Zimbabwe on 21 November 2017. The study focuses on serving senior and junior soldiers in the Zimbabwe National Army to understand why after 37 years of loyalty, the staged military intervention which saw Robert Mugabe resigning from the presidency. Therefore the guiding question for this project is: What facto...