The leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party met Sunday and agreed to dismiss President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago.
An extraordinary meeting of the party's central committee convened to consider removing the 93-year-old following the military's seizure of power four days ago, ostensibly aimed at "criminals" within his entourage.
Separately, state television said Mugabe would meet military commanders on Sunday, quoting the Catholic priest who has been mediating in negotiations with the president.