Birth Name: Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Place of Birth: Kutama, Mashonaland, Southern Rhodesia (now part of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe)
Date of Birth: 21 February, 1924
Ethnicity:
*Ndebele (father)
*Shona (mother)
Robert Mugabe is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician. He was President of Zimbabwe, from 22 December, 1987 to 15 November, 2017, his removal. He was previously also Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, from 18 April, 1980 to 22 December, 1987, and the 13th Chairperson of the African Union, from 30 January, 2015 to 30 January, 2016.
Robert’s father, Gabriel Matibiri, was a carpenter, and was of Ndebele descent. Robert’s mother, Bona (Shoniwa), taught Christian catechism to the village children, and was of Shona descent.
Robert has three children with his wife, Grace Mugabe, and a son with his late wife, Sally Francesca Hayfron. He was married to Sally until her death.
Robert’s paternal grandfather, Constantine Karigamombe (also known as Matibiri), served King Lobengula in the 19th century.
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