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R&D from Prepd: Robert Mugabe’s Political Position

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On August 9, 2016

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This R&D provides resources on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s political position.  Mugabe has governed Zimbabwe in various capacities since 1980 and his rule is infamous for corruption and poor economic management.  Repression of political opponents, as well as the inability of those opponents to cooperate, has allowed Mugabe to stay in power but he is facing growing opposition due to continued economic stagnation and the unpopularity of his wife Grace.  Ninety-two years old, Mugabe is one of Africa’s oldest leaders and observers are speculating what a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe will look like.

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R&D from Prepd: Grace Mugabe

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On December 4, 2014

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This R&D covers Grace Mugabe, the forty-nine-year-old wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.  Rumors that she may succeed her husband after his death have grew last week after the ruling ZANU-PF kicked Vice President Joice Mujuru out of the party’s central committee. Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the end of British rule in 1980, but he has yet to announce who he wishes to succeed him.

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R&D: Zimbabwean Politics

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On August 28, 2014

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Today’s R&D covers Zimbabwean politics.  Since President Robert Mugabe is ninety years old, there is a great deal of uncertainty about what the country’s political future will look like.  The country has only had two presidents since it gained official independence in 1980 and Mugabe has ruled since 1987.  Recently, Mugabe’s wife, Grace, entered national politics after winning an endorsement to become the next head of Zanu-PF’s women’s league.

 

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Topic Brief: Zimbabwe Unity Government

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On September 30, 2008

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President Robert Mugabe and his main rival agreed to divide control of the police and army and strike a delicate balance in Zimbabwe’s Cabinet — but their power-sharing deal will be under enormous pressure from long-simmering differences and economic collapse. Some members of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s party have already complained that the compromise didn’t do enough to sideline Mugabe.  Western nations poised to send in sorely needed aid and investment also are wary of the man accused of holding onto power through violence and fraud and ruining the economy of what had been southern Africa’s breadbasket.

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Topic Brief: 2008 Zimbabwean Elections

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On April 1, 2008

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Because the big news of the weekend was the elections in Zimbabwe, and the fact that they could bring an end to the twenty-eight-year-rule of Robert Mugabe, we thought it would be a good subject for a briefing.  However, April Fools on us, because the results haven’t come in yet, so we will give you a rundown of what has happened so far, and what victory means for either side.

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