Week 3: Tuesday 30 January 

The Military's Role in the Fall of Robert Mugabe in 2017

Dr Miles Tendi (Oxford) 

Seminars at 1.00pm, Seminar Room G, Manor Road Building, Oxford A light sandwich lunch is served at 12.50pm. All are welcome. 

Zimbabwe's long-time president Robert Mugabe was forced to resign the presidency in November 2017, following a political intervention by the country's military. Miles Tendi has just returned from Zimbabwe after a month of research field work, in which he attempted to understand the military's motivations and vision for Zimbabwe's political future. Tendi's talk discusses some of the key findings during his research trip. 

Miles Tendi is Associate Professor of African Studies at the University of Oxford. His post is a joint appointment between the African Studies Centre and the Department of Politics and International Relations.