Zimbabwe: Mugabe forgot he fired me

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, forgot he had fired him as his deputy as he tried to quell the crisis that eventually led to his being ousted as leader of the country.

Mr Mnangagwa made the comments on Thursday during a one-day visit to Mozambique, New Zimbabwe news site reports.

He said that he had a telephone conversation with the 93-year-old leader who asked him why he was out of the country. 

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