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Early life Childhood: 1924–1945 Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on 21 February 1924 at the Kutama Mission village in Southern Rhodesia's Zvimba District. His father, Gabriel Matibiri, was a carpenter while his mother Bona was a Christian catechist for the village children. They had been trained in their professions by the Jesuits, the Roman Catholic religious order which had established the mission. Bona and Gabriel had six children: Miteri (Michael), Raphael, Robert, Dhonandhe (Donald ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Robert Mugabe, Black nationalist and the first ruler of independent Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), serving first as prime minister (1980–87), then as executive president from 1987, a post he held until he was forced to resign in 2017.
Sep 6, 2019 · Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a...
Sep 6, 2019 · Robert Mugabe, Strongman Who Cried, ‘Zimbabwe Is Mine,’ Dies at 95. Until 2017, he was the only leader his country had known since independence in 1980. He presided over its long decline ...
Nov 9, 2009 · The leader of Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, Robert Mugabe (1924-2019) was one of the longest-serving and, in the latter years of his reign, most infamous African rulers.
Sep 6, 2019 · Robert Mugabe, the longtime leader of Zimbabwe who ruled the country for more than three decades, has died. Get live updates here.
Sep 6, 2019 · Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe dies at 95. To others, he was a revolutionary hero, who fought racial oppression and stood up to Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. On his own terms,...
Sep 6, 2019 · As independent Zimbabwe's first prime minister, and later its president, Robert Mugabe promised democracy and reconciliation.
Sep 6, 2019 · Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president who was forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule, has died in Singapore. (Video: Reuters)
Sep 6, 2019 · HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and ...
