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President, who ruled for 37 years until he was ousted by his own army in November 2017, died in a Singapore hospital a week ago aged 95. Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe beginning in 1980, first as prime minister and then as president since 1987. One of the most controversial presidents in African world, he was re-elected to presidency multiple times. Let's take a look at the life of the former Zimbabwean leader.   Mugabe was born on February 21, 1924, in Kutama Village of Southern Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe. The country was a British crown colony then and  the laws were oppressive to the natives, causing limited opportunities for jobs and education. He was the third if six children, He helped his mother earn a livelihood for the family. His father, was a carpenter, left to work in a Jesuit mission in South Africa and never returned. Father O'Hea, the director of the local Jesuit mission school that Mugabe attached as a boy influence his life. It was a the school...

Former President Robert Mugabe yesterday failed to turn up in court in Chinhoyi, where he was expected to testify against four of his workers who allegedly stole close to a million dollars from his rural Zvimba home. The workers, Constancia Mugabe (50), Johanne Mapurisa (50), Saymore Nhetekwa (47) and Andrew Muhumbe (37) are accused of stealing US$922 000 from a briefcase at Mugabe’s rural home. Prosecutor Herald Matura said Mugabe was out of the country, seeking medical treatment. Chinhoyi magistrate Amos Mubobo postponed the case to June 10, 2019. But defence lawyer, Tapiwa Muchineripi was not amused and requested the court to relax bail conditions for his clients. Mubobo granted the request and ruled that the accused will no longer report to the police every Friday.