- The current President of Zimbabwe, serving since 22 December 1987 (as of Nov 2017)
| Real name: | Robert Gabriel Mugabe |
Robert Mugabe Height
| | How tall is Robert Mugabe? | 180 cm / 5 ft 11 in | | Born: | 21 February 1924 Comment | | How old is Robert Mugabe in 2024? / Age: | 100 years
| | Where was Robert Mugabe born? | Kutama, Zimbabwe | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
Robert Mugabe Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Robert Mugabe worth? | $1,000,000,000
| | Nationality: | Zimbabwean | | Hair color: | Black | | Eyes color: | Brown |
Who is Robert Mugabe? / Facts
- Rebel - As one of the leaders of the rebel groups in opposition to white minority rule, he was elected Prime Minister in 1980, serving in that office as head of the government, until 1987, when he became the country's first executive head of state
- Party leader - He has led the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) since 1975
- Long presidential career - As of August 2016, he is the world's oldest and one of the longest serving Head of State
- Dictatorship - His 36-year rule has been characterised by gross human rights violations, resulting in him joining the world list of dictators
- Rise to fame - Mugabe rose to prominence in the 1960s as the leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) during the conflict against the conservative white-minority government of Rhodesia
- Prisoner - Mugabe was a political prisoner in Rhodesia for more than 10 years between 1964 and 1974
- Upon release Mugabe, along with Edgar Tekere, immediately left Rhodesia with the assistance of Rekayi Tangwena in 1975 to launch the fight during the Rhodesian Bush War from bases in Mozambique
- At the end of the war in 1979, Mugabe emerged as a hero in the minds of many Africans
- He won the general elections of 1980 after calling for reconciliation between the former belligerents, including white Zimbabweans and rival political parties, and thereby became Prime Minister on Zimbabwe's independence in April 1980
- Soon after independence Mugabe set about creating a ZANU–PF-run one-party state, establishing a North Korean-trained security force, the Fifth Brigade, in August 1981 to deal with internal dissidents
- Mugabe attacked former allies ZAPU in which the Fifth Brigade crushed an armed rebellion by fighters loyal to his rival Joshua Nkomo, leader of the minority Ndebele tribe, in the province of Matabeleland
- Between 1982 and 1985 at least 20,000 people died in ethnic cleansing and were buried in mass graves
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Quotes
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The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.
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Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically.
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We of Africa protest that, in this day and age, we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races.
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Last update: 22 November 2017
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Net worth: $1,000,000,000
