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 ...

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.

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 · 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.

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...

Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Southern Rhodesian-born 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. [1] For many years before he resigned, Mugabe ruled his country in the style of a dictator.

Sep 6, 2019 · As independent Zimbabwe's first prime minister, and later its president, Robert Mugabe promised democracy and reconciliation.

Mugabe broke with Nkomo and ZAPU in 1963 and helped form the more radical Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu). He soon became the secretary general of the banned Zanu. In 1961, Mugabe married fellow teacher Sally Hayfron.