WATCH: 'It was not a coup,' says Chamisa

Robert Mugabe described his removal from power in Zimbabwe last year as a "coup d'état" in his first interview since the army takeover that led to Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding him as president.

Mr Mugabe, who ruled the southern African nation with an iron grip for 37 years, told the South African state broadcaster SABC that his successor was "illegal".