After coup, will Zimbabwe see democracy or dictatorship?

In the bush: President Mugabe, General Tongo and Emmerson Mnagwanga in this undated picture taken during the struggle for liberation in Zimbabwe. [Courtesy]

For decades, Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe in a ruthless, even reckless manner.

Over nearly 40 years, he turned the “jewel of Africa” into an economic basket case that’s seen inflation of up to 800 per cent