Robert Mugabe: Former President of Zimbabwe Dies at 95

Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician. Born on February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia, he was a teacher who became a leader in the liberation struggle against white minority rule.

He was Zimbabwe's first Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and then President from 1987 to 2017. He was praised as a liberation hero but later criticized for human rights abuses, including the Gukurahundi killings, and for economic collapse and land seizures. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017.

He chaired the Non-Aligned Movement and the African Union. Mugabe died in Singapore on September 6, 2019, at age 95.

Achievements: First Prime Minister and second President of Zimbabwe.

Birth: February 21, 1924 - Kutama, Southern Rhodesia.

Profession: Politician.

Interesting Facts: He was ousted by a coup in 2017.