Tag: Robert Mugabe
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The science of repression: Revisiting Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule of Zimbabwe, By Chukwuma Chinye
By Chukwuma Chinye From celebrated liberator to ruthless dictator, a lot has been written about Robert Mugabe and how he ran Zimbabwe into socio-economic hell for the duration of his 37 years in power. Often ignored however, is how he managed to maintain a vice like grip on power for as long as he did.…
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Mugabe’s family announces burial in his hometown on Saturday
A battle over where former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe should be laid to rest took another unexpected turn on Thursday, with a family spokesman saying that he would be buried at the weekend in his rural hometown of Kutama. Mugabe, who died at the age of 95 in Singapore on Sept. 6, was both revered…
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Chinese VP pay tribute to Mugabe at Zimbabwean embassy
Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan visited the Zimbabwean embassy in Beijing on Thursday to mourn the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Wang stood in silent tribute in front of Mugabe’s portrait and signed the condolence book. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Wang expressed deep sadness over the former leader’s death and conveyed…
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Zimbabwe’s flag at embassy in Abuja, at full-mast despite Mugabe’s demise
The flag of Zimbabwe at the country’s embassy in Abuja, on Saturday remained at full-mast, in spite of the death of the former President Robert Mugabe on Friday. An official of the embassy, who pleaded anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that no one was disposed to explain why the mast was still…
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Mugabe, indomitable fighter for liberation of Zimbabwe – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, as an indomitable fighter, who contributed to the liberation of his country from apartheid and oppressive radicalism. Obasanjo said this in a condolence letter to President Emmerson Manangagwa of Zimbabwe, a copy which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on…
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A look at the life of Zimbabwe’s late president Robert Mugabe
Following are key milestones in the life of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe. 1924 – Mugabe is born on Feb. 21 in what was then British-ruled Southern Rhodesia. 1940s-1950s – He is educated at Catholic schools and attends South Africa’s University of Fort Hare. He teaches in Zambia and Ghana, where he is influenced by…
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Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe after seeking health care abroad
Former President Robert Mugabe returned to Zimbabwe on Tuesday on a private chartered flight from Singapore, where he had been seeking medical treatment. Accompanied by his wife Grace and a large entourage, the 94-year-old appeared to be struggling to walk as he left the airport in Harare. Mugabe flew to Singapore about three weeks ago…
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Zimbabwe celebrates first independence day without Mugabe
Zimbabwe marks its first independence day without Robert Mugabe in power on Wednesday, with new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa vowing to hold “credible” elections and turn around the southern African country’s moribund economy. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until last November when he was forced to resign under pressure from his party, the military…
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe yet to move out of official residence
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has yet to move out of an official residence in Harare five months after he was ousted from power, an official said Thursday. Presidential spokesman George Charamba said Mugabe had still had not removed his belongings from Zimbabwe House, a residential wing next to the presidential offices at State House.…
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Zimbabwe to borrow $218m from China for the renovation of Robert Mugabe Int’l Airport
Zimbabwe today signed a bilateral agreement with the government of China with terms to borrow, in part, $153 million with the purpose, among others, to renovate Robert Mugabe International Airport. TheNewsGuru reports the Zimbabwe-China loan will also cater for 2 other projects: the construction of a new Parliament Building that will accommodate 650 legislators and…