Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s liberation leader who turned into a despot, is now dead.
The former president of Zimbabwe died in Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore at the age of ninety-five.
Here is all you should probably know about his life and cause of death.
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When was Robert Mugabe born?
The details of his birth date are 24th February 1924.
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He was the third child out of Gabriel Matibili and Bona’s six children.
At the time of his death, he was ninety-five years old.
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In April 1961, he married Sally Hayfron.
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By then, Grace Marufu was married to someone else.
On 17th August 1996, Mugabe married Grace, four years after the death of his first wife.
Bona Mugabe is the only girl among Robert Mugabe children.
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He was among the lucky kids in the region who were educated by the Jesuit priests.
He went to Kutama College where he was known for his solitude lifestyle.
He would spend most of his time studying.
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While at the university, he was actively involved in matters regarding African Nationalism.
He graduated from the university in 1951 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He served this position between 1955 and 1958.
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It is during this time that he got interested in the country’s politics.
His passion for politics was greatly influenced by Kwame Nkrumah’s Marxist works.
ZAPU was banned in September that year.
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The two groups were aimed at opposing the white rule in Zimbabwe.
In 1963, he abandoned ZAPU and formed the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU).
ZANU was formed based on Africanist.
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The two parties were banned in August 1964.
This resulted in Robert Mugabe being was arrested and jailed for fourteen years.
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This reason made him rise in power to become the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army leader.
He led this liberation movement that was based in Mozambique.
He made it known that he would not stand anyone opposing him.
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As a result, he led massacres for those who were against his rule.
This ban on land reform was meant to last ten years.
He even issued an ultimatum to chase them out of the country if they did not comply.
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It is, however, alleged that the land was shared among his political friends and supporters.
During the fiscal year between 2001 and 2002, Zimbabwe experienced a 60% drop in agriculture.
This condition did not get better, as in 2016, the country suffered serious cases of drought.
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At the same time, its economy kept on dwindling.
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This economic collapse resulted in more than 3 million people leaving the country.
At the same time, the inflation rates grew to 230 million per cent.
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The situation worsened when a 10 trillion dollars was introduced in the country.
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The former president also resided in a 25-bedroom apartment in Harare.
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The house is popularly known as Blue Roof.
He is also believed to have real estate properties in Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore.
After he had submitted his resignation on 22nd November 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa was appointed as the president.
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Where is Grace Mugabe now?
There are claims that the latter is likely to face charges for theft of the country’s property.
According to reports, she was with her husband in Singapore at the time of his death.
His Twitter post drew the country’s attention about Robert Mugabe dead news came up.
Others have taken to social media to reminisce on Robert Mugabe quotes.
Robert Mugabe has died at the age of ninety-five.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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