Robert Gabriel Mugabe (/ m ʊ ˈ ɡ ɑː b i /; [1] Shona:; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017.

Jan 5, 2025 · 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. Learn more about the …

Nov 15, 2017 · Robert Mugabe, the recently deposed president of Zimbabwe, has long been known as the dictator who “ruined” his country. During his 37 years in power, Mugabe’s policies led to hyperinflation ...

Sep 6, 2019 · Robert Mugabe embodied Africa's struggle against colonialism - in all its fury and its failings. He was a courageous politician, imprisoned for daring to defy white-minority rule. Mugabe: From...

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 Gabriel Mugabe was a man who divided global public opinion like few others. To some, he was an evil dictator who should have ended his days in jail for crimes against humanity.

Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Mugabe became prime minister of Zimbabwe in 1980 and served as the country's president from 1987 until his forced resignation in 2017.

Sep 6, 2019 · At his best, Robert Mugabe could rank beside such revolutionaries as Nelson Mandela and Che Guevara. In the 1970s, he was Africa’s teacher-turned Marxist rebel against white rule who declared...

Jul 31, 2013 · Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has died at the age of 95, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced Friday. See photos from his life and career.

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.