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A A t one time, Robert Mugabe was hailed as a hero. colonialism . When that struggle succeeded, and Zimbabwe won independence in 1980, voters in this country in southern Africa elected Mugabe to serve as prime minister. His landslide victory testified to the high esteem in which he was held. Mugabe promised to bring together all Zimbabweans. He said he would govern for the benefit of everyone. What he actu- ally did, over the course of three decades in power, couldn’t be more different. A teacher by training, Mugabe became a leader in his country’s struggle against foreign domination due to

Independence Leader For much of the 20th century, what is now called Zimbabwe

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