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Also Known As	Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Born	February 21, 1924 • Zimbabwe
Died	September 6, 2019 (aged 95) • Singapore
Title / Office	president (1987-2017), Zimbabwe • prime minister (1980-1987), Zimbabwe
Founder	Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front
Political Affiliation	Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front

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