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.

Apr 13, 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 …

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...

Nov 15, 2017 · Mugabe was a former Catholic school teacher who led the Zimbabwe African National Union, one of the two main wings of the nationalist movement, in the late 1970s.

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.

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 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...

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.

Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean politician and a former Prime Minister and President of the country. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, political career and achievements.

Mugabe’s forces crushed his opponents and generated the first charges of genocide with an estimated 20,000 civilians dying in the fighting. Mugabe also moved against the Rhodesian Front, seizing the farms of opponents and dividing the lands among his followers.