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Mugabe died of cancer, says Zimbabwe media
[DAWN] Zim-bob-we's founding president Bob MuggsyMugabe  Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case. Dumped in November 2017 when the Missus decided she wanted to be president, and opposed heer might against Crocodile Mnangawa Important safety tip: If your opponent goes by the name Crocodileandf your title is Shopper in Chieflet him win.... had "advanced cancer" when he died in hospital in Singapore on September 6, the state-owned newspaper reported on Monday. The former guerilla leader, who died aged 95, came to power at the end of white minority rule in 1980 and ruled Zim-bob-we uninterrupted for 37 years and seven months. He was toppled on November 2017 in a military-backed coup, ending an increasingly iron-fisted rule marked by political oppression and economic ruin. Mugabe's health deteriorated rapidly after the ousting and he made regular trips to Singapore to seek treatment. "Mugabe had advanced cancer, and had to be taken off chemotherapy treatment because it was no longer effective," said The Herald on Monday. The information was revealed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during an address to party supporters in New York on Saturday, according to the paper. "Doctors had stopped treatment [...] because of age and also because the cancer had spread and it was not helping anymore," said Mnangagwa, cited by the Herald. Related: Robert Mugabe: 2019-09-14 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new site Robert Mugabe: 2019-09-06 Comrade Robert Robert Mugabe: 2019-08-27 U.S. Increasingly Disappointed With Zimbabwe Government: U.S. Official Related: Singapore: 2019-09-14 UN chief selects Nigerian general to lead Syria inquiry Singapore: 2019-09-14 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new site Singapore: 2019-09-12 Mugabe's body heads back to a divided Zimbabwe for burial Related: Emmerson Mnangagwa: 2019-09-14 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new site Emmerson Mnangagwa: 2019-08-27 U.S. Increasingly Disappointed With Zimbabwe Government: U.S. Official Emmerson Mnangagwa: 2019-08-20 Police, soldiers patrol Zimbabwe's Bulawayo as opposition protest thwarted Posted by: Fred 2019-09-24 |
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