Robert Mugabe wurde am 21 Februar 1924 in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia [ora Zimbabwe] geboren. Er war mit Grace Mugabe und Sally Hayfron verheiratet. Er starb am 6 September 2019 in Singapur.
He was Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 to 31 December 1987 and President from 31 December 1987 until he resigned in November 2017 following a bloodless army coup. He finished his leadership as the oldest head of state in the world at the age of 93.