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Announcing Mugabe’s death on Friday morning, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa called his predecessor “an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people.” It was a view that was far from universal.
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Few world leaders were as polarising as Robert Mugabe. VOX "He was a dictator to others, he was a hero to others. He's done a lot for other people but other people think he was a bad guy"The former Zimbabwean president, who died in hospital far away from his homeland, embodied his country's - and Africa's - independence movements. VOX POP"Former president Robert Mugabe was a revolutionary icon"VOX "We lost a good father"But the widely-admired freedom fighter went on to become a tyrant, who ruled with an iron fist for over three decades crushing any opposition that stood in his way. He is also remembered for controversial policies such as the seizure of white-controlled farmland... which ruined the country's economy. VOX "In some things he did things not in a good way like the land reform programme"VOX"He didn't want to give other people a chance. Now we have a huge problem just because he couldn't control his people"After pushing Zimbabwe to the brink of collapse, Mugabe was ousted by his own military in 2017. Yet his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had only praise for the late dictator. DLS quote Mnangagwa "Comrade Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten"Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa also paid tribute, saying "A giant has fallen".He added though that the fact that Mugabe died in Singapore rather than in a Zimbabwean hospital was "a sad indictment" of the country's economic situation.
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