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Britain’s ambassador to Portugal Alexander Wykeham Ellis told United States ambassador Alfred Hoffman that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown would not attend the European Union-Africa summit in Lisbon if Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe showed up.

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The United States embassy in Lisbon said although Portugal had tied to deflect diplomatic conflict over President Robert Mugabe’s attendance of the European Union-Africa summit in Lisbon, the negative ramifications of Mugabe’s presence could overshadow any accomplishments.

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Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told a United States congressman in August 2007 that he had discussed the issue of succession with President Robert Mugabe but Mugabe had told him what he had told him five years earlier, that no successor was ready to take over.

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Eddison Zvobgo junior said although President Robert Mugabe had indicated that he would retire in 2008, he had no intention of stepping down and only did so to deflect pressure on him to get out of office.

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Mozambique President Armando Guebuza told United States embassy officials that he had his own personal opinion about Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe but that opinion didn’t matter. It was what Zimbabweans desired that counted.

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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe acted like a caged animal when cornered so the Mozambican government was not going to publicly criticise him, President Armando Guebuza’s chief of staff Antonio Sumbana told a United States embassy official.

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Co-Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi walked out of a meeting with then United States ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee saying he did not want to be lectured on how Zimbabwe could succeed because he had fought throughout his life against the British, Americans and Australians.

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Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara ordered invaders of Mount Carmel Farm in Chegutu which had been seized by Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front heavyweight Nathan Shamuyarira and chasticised the police for not maintaining order.

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Co-Minister of Home Affairs Giles Mutsekwa was one of the top Movement for Democratic Change ministers who spoke against continued farm invasions at a cabinet meeting on 24 March 2009, two months after the formation of the inclusive government.

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