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Robert Mugabe Part 1: The Young Scholar

2022/11/9
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Robert Mugabe's early life in a Catholic mission village, marked by personal tragedies and the oppressive environment of Rhodesia, significantly influenced his future as a leader. His brother's death and his father's abandonment deeply affected him, leading to a disciplined and focused approach to education and life.

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For almost four decades, Robert Mugabe held the reins of power in Zimbabwe with an iron grip. As a youthful idealist, he led a revolutionary movement that put his country back in African hands. But once in power, he presided over a regime of brutality and jaw-dropping corruption. So what events helped form Mugabe? And how did he manoeuvre himself from obscurity to power?

A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett.

This is Part 1 of 4.

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