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The Complex Legacy of Robert Mugabe: A Revolutionary's Rise and Fall
For nearly four decades, Robert Mugabe was a figure who evoked both admiration and condemnation globally. To some, he stood tall as a revolutionary leader, a courageous opponent of racial injustice fighting against colonial rule. Mugabe forcefully declared, "we are not Europeans... let me keep my Zimbabwe," challenging Western powers and defying oppression. Yet to others, he personified autocracy and despotism, with his prolonged reign leading to economic ruin, political repression, and extensive human suffering.