This archive report was first published on 6 September 2019.
Robert Mugabe, the former President of Zimbabwe, has passed away at the age of 95, leaving behind a legacy of liberation and empowerment.
According to a statement by current President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe was an icon of liberation and a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people.
"It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde (comrade) Robert Mugabe," President Mnangagwa said in a statement on Twitter.
President Mnangagwa described Mugabe as an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people, and whose contribution to the history of their nation and continent will never be forgotten.
Mugabe, who had been unwell for a long time, died while undergoing medication at a Singaporean hospital.
He served as President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, when he was ousted from power in a bloodless military coup, leaving behind a legacy of a collapsed economy, oppression, and violence.
