robert mugabe

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Definition of robert mugabe in English English dictionary

born Feb. 21, 1924, Kutama, Southern Rhodesia First prime minister (1980-87) and executive president (from 1987) of Zimbabwe. With Joshua Nkomo, Mugabe led a Marxist-inspired guerrilla war that forced the white-dominated government of Ian Smith to accept universal elections, which Mugabe's party, Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), easily won. He formed a coalition government with Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), but he removed Nkomo in 1982. In 1984 the two parties were merged as ZANU-Patriotic Front, as Mugabe moved to convert Zimbabwe from a parliamentary democracy into a one-party socialist state. His rule was marked by violence and intimidation and by a decreasing tolerance of political opposition

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Robert Gabriel Mugabe

born Feb. 21, 1924, Kutama, Southern Rhodesia First prime minister (1980-87) and executive president (from 1987) of Zimbabwe. With Joshua Nkomo, Mugabe led a Marxist-inspired guerrilla war that forced the white-dominated government of Ian Smith to accept universal elections, which Mugabe's party, Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), easily won. He formed a coalition government with Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), but he removed Nkomo in 1982. In 1984 the two parties were merged as ZANU-Patriotic Front, as Mugabe moved to convert Zimbabwe from a parliamentary democracy into a one-party socialist state. His rule was marked by violence and intimidation and by a decreasing tolerance of political opposition

Hyphenation

Rob·ert Mu·ga·be

Turkish pronunciation

räbırt mugäbey

Pronunciation

/ˈräbərt mo͞oˈgäbā/ /ˈrɑːbɜrt muːˈɡɑːbeɪ/