1924 - 2019
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He is known for his controversial rule, marked by land reform policies that led to economic decline and hyperinflation, as well as numerous allegations of human rights abuses. Mugabe was a key figure in the country's independence movement and became a symbol of liberation in Africa, despite his increasingly authoritarian governance.