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Also Known As Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Born February 21, 1924 • Zimbabwe
Died September 6, 2019 (aged 95) • Singapore
Title / Office president (1987-2017), Zimbabwe • prime minister (1980-1987), Zimbabwe
Founder Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front
Political Affiliation Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front

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Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, stands at a podium labeled Copenhagen COP15, speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2009.
President Robert Mugabe wearing a patterned green suit and cap speaks passionately at a podium with multiple microphones during a ZANU PF rally in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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