Zimbabwe has been under military control since Tuesday, likely ending the rule of Robert Mugabe, the country’s leader since its creation in 1980.
His wife “Gucci” Grace Mugabe – 42 years younger than her husband – may have been the source of the military’s ire and potentially spurred the armed takeover.
“Grace Mugabe clearly wanted more power,” Chipo Dendere writes in The Washington Post , noting her “loyal following, despite the fact that, unlike her husband, she is brusque and to the point.”
Since 2014, Grace Mugabe has been been gaining more political power within the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front party (ZANU-PF), and appeared to be angling to become Zimbabwe’s vice president and eventually Robert Mugabe’s successor upon his death.
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