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{{Infobox politician|name=Robert Mugabe|image_size=200|birth_date=21 February 1924|birth_place=Kutama, [[Southern Rhodesia]]|death_date=6 September 2019|death_place=[[Singapore]]|nationality=Shona|political_orientation=[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]|image=Robert Mugabe.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Robert Mugabe|image_size=200|birth_date=21 February 1924|birth_place=Kutama, [[Southern Rhodesia]]|death_date=6 September 2019|death_place=[[Singapore]]|nationality=Shona|political_orientation=[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Pan-Africanism]]<br>[[Marxism]]|image=Robert Mugabe.png}} | ||
'''Robert Gabriel Mugabe''' (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a [[Republic of Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] politician who served as [[President of Zimbabwe]] from | '''Robert Gabriel Mugabe''' (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a [[Republic of Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] politician who served as Prime Minister and later [[President of Zimbabwe]] from 1980 to 2017. Mugabe fought against [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] [[colonialism]] and [[imperialism]] and introduced massive land reform programmes which took property out of the hands of rich white [[Settler colonialism|settler colonists]] and put it into the hands of poor black [[Subsistence farming|subsistence farmers]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Eugene Puryear]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Robert Mugabe wins in Zimbabwe presidential election|date=2013-08-08|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/robert-mugabe-wins-in-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714105855/https://www.liberationnews.org/robert-mugabe-wins-in-html/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2023-01-11}}</ref> He also successfully expanded access to healthcare and education; the number of secondary schools increased from 177 in 1980 to 1,548 in 2000.<ref>Blair, David (2002). ''Degrees in Violence: Robert Mugabe and the Struggle for Power in Zimbabwe''. London and New York: Continuum. ISBN <bdi>978-0-8264-5974-9</bdi>.</ref> The adult literacy rate rose from 62% to 82% (one of the highest in Africa), and child immunization was raised from 25% to 92%. | ||
Although Zimbabwe never fully transitioned to a [[Socialism|socialist]] [[mode of production]], Mugabe identified himself as a [[Marxism|Marxist]] and a socialist, and Mugabe's party ZANU-PF, was committed to socialism.<ref>Meredith, Martin (2002). ''Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe''. New York: Public Affairs. ISBN <bdi>978-1-58648-186-5</bdi>.</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Former heads of state]] | [[Category:Former heads of state]] | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 23 February 2023
Robert Mugabe | |
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| Born | 21 February 1924 Kutama, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 6 September 2019 Singapore |
| Nationality | Shona |
| Political orientation | Anti-imperialism Pan-Africanism Marxism |
Robert Gabriel Mugabe (21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017. Mugabe fought against British colonialism and imperialism and introduced massive land reform programmes which took property out of the hands of rich white settler colonists and put it into the hands of poor black subsistence farmers.[1] He also successfully expanded access to healthcare and education; the number of secondary schools increased from 177 in 1980 to 1,548 in 2000.[2] The adult literacy rate rose from 62% to 82% (one of the highest in Africa), and child immunization was raised from 25% to 92%.
Although Zimbabwe never fully transitioned to a socialist mode of production, Mugabe identified himself as a Marxist and a socialist, and Mugabe's party ZANU-PF, was committed to socialism.[3]
References
- ↑ Eugene Puryear (2013-08-08). "Robert Mugabe wins in Zimbabwe presidential election" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ Blair, David (2002). Degrees in Violence: Robert Mugabe and the Struggle for Power in Zimbabwe. London and New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-5974-9.
- ↑ Meredith, Martin (2002). Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe. New York: Public Affairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-186-5.