Memories of Mugabe :
Memories of Mugabe
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Robert Mugabe 2nd President of Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe :
Robert M ugabe Born in 1924, Robert Gabriel Mugabe was educated in missionary schools and received the first of his seven degrees from South Africa's Fort Hare University. Returning to Rhodesia in 1960 he joined Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) but left three years later to form the rival Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu). Jailed without trial for 10 years he left Rhodesia for neighbouring Mozambique in 1974 and led the largest of the guerrilla forces fighting a protracted and bloody war against the Smith government.
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In the early '60s, Mugabe joined Rhodesia's black resistance and was almost immediately jailed by the thuggish white government of Ian Smith Released in 1975, Mugabe took command of one of Zimbabwe's two black guerrilla movements In 1980, Rhodesia's 250,000 whites conceded defeat, negotiated peace, and accepted democracy Mugabe was easily elected president. Zimbabwe was one of the richest nations in Africa, a cradle of fertile land and mineral deposits And Mugabe was the smartest of the African revolutionaries.
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This latest African nightmare, in short, looks like the handiwork of a Mobutu Sese Seko or an Idi Amin But the 76-year-old Mugabe is a character more familiar and more disappointing than those carnivorous dictators He does not wreak havoc out of evil, caprice, or lunacy. He does it out of cynicism. Mugabe, who liberated his nation from colonial oppression 20 years ago, is the father of his country
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After months of negotiations the 1979 Lancaster House agreement set the seal on a Rhodesian peace deal and Mr Mugabe returned home to a rapturous welcome from black supporters. He initially built a coalition government with Mr Nkomo, whose Zapu forces had also fought the Smith government, but the discovery of a large arms cache at Zapu-owned houses led to Mr Nkomo's dismissal from government. A brutal crackdown on Zapu supporters followed, leading many commentators to compare Mr Mugabe's own approach to political opposition with that during the time of white rule. The collapse of the coalition allowed Mr Mugabe to strengthen his hold on power.