Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was deposed in a coup in 2017. He served as the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from internationally recognised independence in 1980 to 1987, then as the second president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. He was also the Leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) from 1975 to 1980 and led its successor political party, the ZANU – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) as its First Secretary, from 1980 to 2017.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Kutama
- Educated at
- Kutama CollegeUniversity of London WorldwideUniversity of OxfordUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of Fort Hare
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the Grand Conqueror🏆 Order of the Bath🏆 Order of the Yugoslav Star🏆 Confucius Peace Prize🏆 Order of José Martí
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Trending topics shown first"Of the twelve million hectares that the farmers have, we said we needed about half of that for a start. Even then you will say, of course, "Take all of it!" Even deep down as we stand by our revolutio…"
"Africa must revert to what it was before the imperialists divided it. These are artificial divisions which we, in our pan-African concept will seek to remove."
"He imprisons and tortures at Guantanamo. He imprisoned and tortured at Abu Ghraib. He has secret torture chambers in Europe. Yes, he imprisons even here in the United States, with his jails carrying m…"
"I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only one objective, justice for his own people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people, and their right to their r…"
"Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real enemy!"
"What we hate is not the colour of their skins but the evil that emanates from them."
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Timeline
1924
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Died
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