Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country’s army took over on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move after a power struggle over his successor.<\/p>\n
The military said on Friday it was “engaging” with Mr Mugabe and would advise the public on the outcome of talks “as soon as possible”.<\/p>\n
Mr. Mugabe’s attendance at the graduation is an annual tradition but few expected to see him there, the BBC’s Andrew Harding reports from Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
Mr Mugabe walked slowly up a red carpet and joined the crowd in singing the national anthem, then opened the graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe’s Open University, where he is chancellor.<\/p>\n
One of the people he conferred a degree upon was Marry Chiwenga, the wife of the general who detained him on Wednesday, the state broadcaster reports.<\/p>\n
Neither the 93-year-old president’s wife, Grace Mugabe, nor Education Minister Jonathan Moyo – an ally of hers whose house was reportedly raided by the military – were present.<\/p>\n
The army acted after Mr Mugabe sacked Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week.<\/p>\n
Mr Mnangagwa was seen as a potential successor and his sacking paved the way for Grace Mugabe – who is four decades younger than him – to take over the presidency instead.<\/p>\n
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