Robert Mugabe facts for kids
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Robert Mugabe
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![]() Mugabe on a visit to Moscow in May 2015
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2nd President of Zimbabwe | |
In office 31 December 1987 – 21 November 2017 |
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Prime Minister | Morgan Tsvangirai (2009–2013) |
Vice President | Joshua Nkomo (1987–1999) Simon Muzenda (1987–2003) Joseph Msika (1999–2009) Joice Mujuru (2004–2014) John Nkomo (2009–2013) Emmerson Mnangagwa (2014–2016) Phelekezela Mphoko (2014–2017) |
Preceded by | Canaan Banana |
Succeeded by | Emmerson Mnangagwa (designate) |
1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe | |
In office 18 April 1980 – 22 December 1987 |
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President | Canaan Banana |
Deputy | Simon Muzenda |
Preceded by | Abel Muzorewa (Zimbabwe Rhodesia) |
Succeeded by | Morgan Tsvangirai (2009) |
13th Chairperson of the African Union | |
In office 30 January 2015 – 30 January 2016 |
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Preceded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
Succeeded by | Idriss Déby |
Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement | |
In office 6 September 1986 – 7 September 1989 |
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Preceded by | Zail Singh |
Succeeded by | Janez Drnovšek |
Personal details | |
Born |
Robert Gabriel Mugabe
21 February 1924 Kutama, Southern Rhodesia |
Died | 6 September 2019 Singapore |
(aged 95)
Political party | Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (1987–2017) |
Other political affiliations |
National Democratic Party (1960–1961) Zimbabwe African People's Union (1961–1963) Zimbabwe African National Union (1963–1987) |
Spouse(s) | Sally Hayfron (1961–1992; her death) Grace Marufu (1996–present) |
Children | Nhamodzenyika (deceased) Bona Robert Peter Bellarmine Chatunga |
Education | Kutama College |
Alma mater | University of Fort Hare University of South Africa University of London |
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean politician. He was the President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. Before that, he was Prime Minister, the head of government, after being elected in 1980. Many years before he resigned, Mugabe ruled his country in the style of a dictator.
His first years as leader were prosperous. He introduced land reforms, which were supposed to give the land claimed by white people back to the (original) black owners. This has had a serious impact on how the country is seen from outside. In recent years, Mugabe has allowed violence against the white citizens of the country as well as to opposition leaders of all races. The reforms were done in 1998. In 2001, the United Nations imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe. This was done because human rights abuses came to the attention of the United Nations.
On November 15, 2017, he was placed under house arrest as Zimbabwe's military took control in a coup. On November 21, 2017, Mugabe resigned as President of Zimbabwe. It ended his rule of 37 years.
Mugabe was hospitalized in April 2019, making the last of several trips to Singapore for medical treatment. He died on 6 September 2019, at the age of 95.
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Mugabe was inspired by the example set by Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah.
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While Mugabe was imprisoned, Ian Smith became leader of Rhodesia.
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Mugabe in a meeting with Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1976
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Mugabe with US president Ronald Reagan in 1983
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Mugabe meeting Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2016
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Mugabe meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2015
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