This was not to be. The verdict on Mugabe was mostly that he was a vile villain who in his later years brought anguish to his people and left a country of great promise in a state of desolation.
Even when he was a student he showed little interest in the activism that was stirring at tertiary institutions.It was only when he went to study at Fort Hare University – a hotbed of anticolonial and anti-apartheid agitation – that Mugabe was infected with politics. In later years factional battles saw the banned Zapu split and Mugabe and others formed the Zimbabwe African National Union .
The Lancaster House talks, overseen by the UK government, resulted in a cease-fire and Smith agreeing to surrender power. A widespread rumour is that Mugabe used to see the ghost of Tongogara every night at State House, compelling him to build a plush new mansion to sleep in. On the streets of the big cities books from the dynamic publishing industry were as readily available as penis enlargement pamphlets at South African traffic lights.
AdriaanBasson Whole bunch of corrupt people making out that Mugabe was marvelous ! bunch of bullshitters he ruined his country and his people are starving. Why do all these so call leaders not tell the truth ?