Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, refused to resign during a crunch meeting today with military generals who pushed him from power and seized control of the country. <br/><br/>News Agence AFP reports that the talks in Harare came after soldiers blockaded key roads, took over state TV and detained the veteran leader. <br/>'<br/>Mugabe's motorcade reportedly took him from his private residence to State House for talks which were held alongside meetings with envoys from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc.<br/><br/>Images of the meeting showed Mugabe standing alongside army chief General Constantino Chiwenga.<br/>'<br/>Zimbabwe was left stunned at the military intervention against Mugabe, who has ruled the country since independence from British rule in 1980. <br/><br/>