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WATCH: Childhood friend of Mugabe critical of presidency
10 Jul 2016 at 11:13hrs | Views
A relative of Zimbabwe's president has criticised Robert Mugabe and says he strongly supports the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
James Chikerema is related to Mugabe and grew up with him at the same Catholic mission in Kutama, Zimbabwe.
When Mugabe was seven and Chikerema five, the Kutama mission was led by an Irish Jesuit. Mugabe said to be a brilliant scholar.
Chikerema, now 76, says Mugabe is a 'loner' whose behaviour patterns are typical of a dictator.
He also says it will be disastrous for Zimbabwe if Mugabe wins the elections this weekend, predicting bloodshed for the country.
In the 60's Mugabe joined the independence struggle. It led him to 10 years in prison where, according to Chikerema, he became a bitter man and his anti-white feelings grew strongly.
Chikerema is very critical about Mugabe's statesmanship and his ruthless political tactics since he took power in 1980.
James Chikerema is related to Mugabe and grew up with him at the same Catholic mission in Kutama, Zimbabwe.
When Mugabe was seven and Chikerema five, the Kutama mission was led by an Irish Jesuit. Mugabe said to be a brilliant scholar.
He also says it will be disastrous for Zimbabwe if Mugabe wins the elections this weekend, predicting bloodshed for the country.
In the 60's Mugabe joined the independence struggle. It led him to 10 years in prison where, according to Chikerema, he became a bitter man and his anti-white feelings grew strongly.
Chikerema is very critical about Mugabe's statesmanship and his ruthless political tactics since he took power in 1980.
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