Mugabe

[ moo-gah-bee, -bey ]

noun

1. Robert (Gabriel), 1924–2019, Zimbabwean political leader: prime minister 1980–87; president 1987–2017.

Mugabe

/ mʊˈɡɑːbɪ /

noun

1. MugabeRobert1925MZimbabweanPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Robert. born 1925, Zimbabwean politician; leader of one wing of the Patriotic Front against the government of Ian Smith of Rhodesia, and of the Zanu party; prime minister (1980–87); president from 1987

Example Sentences

Following the Coltart report, Smyth faced deportation from Zimbabwe but Graystone says he used his significant connections to avoid this, lobbying various cabinet ministers - some of whose sons had attended his camps - with suggestions that even then-President Robert Mugabe was approached by one of Smyth’s associates.

From BBC

She says this could also see the normalisation of the UK's relations with Zimbabwe and Harare being welcomed back to the Commonwealth after relations broke down during the rule of the late Robert Mugabe.

From BBC

In 2010, Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe slammed years of speculation as “naked lies crafted by the Western-manipulated media”.

From BBC

Its leaders, first under the nearly four-decade-long rule of Robert Mugabe, have long been accused of retaining power through oppression.

From New York Times

The US first imposed economic and travel sanctions on Zimbabwe in the early 1990s - targeting then president Robert Mugabe and dozens of other high-ranking government officials, whom Washington accused of undermining democracy in the country.

From BBC