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Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the country's independence a quarter-century ago.(The Week)(Brief Article)

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* Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the country's independence a quarter-century ago. During those years, Zimbabwe has gone from being the breadbasket of southern Africa to being a basket case begging for handouts from international aid agencies. This terrible decline might have something to do with Mugabe's policy of taking land from successful white farmers and giving it to his friends and relatives. As a matter of fact, Mugabe recently admitted that 56 ...

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