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{{Quote|This land is ours. We are now the rulers and owners of Zimbabwe.|Robert Mugabe}} | {{Quote|This land is ours. We are now the rulers and owners of Zimbabwe.|Robert Mugabe}} | ||
'''Robert Mugabe''' (February 21 | '''Robert Mugabe''' (February 21, 1924 - September 6, 2019) was the former dictator of Zimbabwe who was in power from 1987 until 2017, first coming to power after defeating [[Ian Smith]] in the Rhodesian Bush War and gaining Zimbabwe's independence from the United Kingdom. He remained in power until 2017, after being forced to step down by members of his own party. At the time of his removal from office, Mugabe was the longest-ruling non-royal head of state in the world, having ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||