ROBERT MUGABE

Sept. 7, 2019

Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe passed away at the age of 95.

About:

  • Robert Mugabe (1924 – 2019) was a Zimbabwean dictator who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. Mugabe was a former guerrilla chief who took power after the end of white minority rule in 1980.

  • Mugabe was a controversial figure. He was praised as a revolutionary hero of the African liberation struggle who helped free Zimbabwe from British colonialism, imperialism, and white minority rule.

  • Critics accused Mugabe of being a dictator responsible for economic mismanagement, widespread corruption, anti-white racism, human rights abuses, and crimes against humanity.

  • He was ousted in a military coup in November 2017, ending three decades in power.

Source : The Hindu

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