From democrat to despot: How Robert Mugabe went from liberator to tyrant

He was a hero of Africa's independence struggle, but his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe descended into oppression, corruption and incompetence

08 September 2019 - 00:00
By OWN CORRESPONDENT

He was a hero of Africa's independence struggle, but his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe descended into oppression, corruption and incompetence

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