Poor showing at Robert Mugabe’s send-off underlines his fall from hero to dictator
Mugabe’s nephew says the former strongman died a 'sad, sad, sad man'
15 September 2019 - 17:41
Harare — It was billed as a resounding send-off for former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe but the crowds shunned Saturday’s memorial service.
The poor attendance at the National Sports Stadium in Harare was a sharp contrast to that on Independence Day in 1980, when a full-capacity crowd packed Rufaro Stadium for the inauguration of Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s first prime minister...
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