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Robert Mugabe: Portrait of a presidency

Some key moments in the life of the man who led his country from independence in 1980 until November 21, 2017.

6th March 1980: Dr Robert Gabriel Mugabe, newly elected President of Zimbabwe, holds a Press Conference in his garden in Mount Pleasant, Salisbury. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Robert Mugabe, newly elected prime minister of Zimbabwe, at a press conference in his garden in Mount Pleasant, Salisbury, March 6,1980. [Keystone/Getty Images]
Published On 21 Nov 2017
Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe President Canaan Banana attend the ceremony for the independence of Zimbabwe. (Photo by William Campbell/Sygma via Getty Images)
Mugabe, left, with Canaan Banana, then Zimbabwe's president, attending the independence ceremony on April 8, 1980. [William Campbell/Sygma/Getty Images]
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Zimbabwean Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, right, stands next to Chairman of the PLU Yasser Arafat as he salutes after arriving at Harare Airport, Zimbabwe, on Tuesday, April 14, 1987, to attend a meeti
Mugabe with Yasser Arafat, PLO chairman, who arrived at Harare airport, Zimbabwe, on April 14, 1987, to attend a meeting of the Non-aligned Movement's Committee on Palestine. [Peter Winterbach/AP Photo]
LONDON - MAY: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is greeted by Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace,London during his State Visit to England in May of 1994
Mugabe with Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, London, during a state visit to England in May 1994. [Anwar Hussein/Getty Images]
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe talks with President George H.W. Bush at conclusion of meeting at the White House, Washington on Wednesday, July 24, 1991. Mugabe is here to meet with high administrat
Mugabe with George HW Bush at the conclusion of a meeting with the US president at the White House on July 24, 1991. [Charles Tasnadi/The Associated Press]
President Robert Mugabe and new wife Grace leave the Kutama Catholic Church August 17, 1996 after exchaning their wedding vows. The couple were traditionally married shortly after the death of Mugabe''
Mugabe and new wife Grace leave the Kutama Catholic Church on August 17, 1996, after exchanging their wedding vows. The couple were traditionally married shortly after the death of Mugabe's first wife, Sally. The ceremony was attended by 6,000 invited guests. [Howard Burditt/Reuters]
HARARE DECEMBER 28 : Mike Atherton the Captain of England (left) meets Robert Mugabe the President of Zimbabwe before the start of the second test match between Zimbabwe and England in Harare Zimbabwe
Mike Atherton, captain of the English cricket team, meets Mugabe before the start of the second Test match between Zimbabwe and England in Harare on December 28, 1996. [Clive Mason/Getty Images]
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Britain''s Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, meets with President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe at the start of the Commenwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, Friday Oct. 24, 1997. Arg
Tony Blair, UK prime minister, meets Mugabe at the start of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, on October 24, 1997. [AP Photo/Gerald Penny/POOL]
SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 01: South Africa. Nelson Mandela as President, pictured with Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe during a state visit.. (Photo by Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Mugabe with his South African counterpart Nelson Mandela during a state visit on September 24, 2009. [Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images]
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe takes a break during the 5th summit of the African Union. (Photo by Patrick ROBERT/Corbis via Getty Images)
Mugabe dozes off during the 5th summit of the African Union. [Patrick Robert/Corbis/Getty Images]
Cuban President Fidel Castro, right, receives President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, at the "Revolution Palace", Havana, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. Mugabe is on an official visit in Cuba for three da
Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader, receives Mugabe at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, on September 12, 2005. [Jorge Rey/AP Photo
HARARE, ZIMBABWE JULY 28 (SOUTH AFRICA OUT): President Robert Mugabe delivers a speech during a ZANU PF rally on July 28, 2013 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean President held his final campaign ral
Mugabe delivers a campaign speech during a ZANU-PF rally on July 28, 2013, in Harare [Simphiwe Nkwali/Sunday Times/Gallo Images]
Pope Francis waits to greet Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, in St. Peter''s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John P
Pope Francis meets Mugabe in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 27, 2014. [Gregorio Borgia/AP Photo]
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 25: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping participate in a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) on August 25, 2014 in
Mugabe and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping participate in a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on August 25, 2014, in Beijing, China. [Diego Azubel-Pool/Getty Images]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare, Sunday, Nov, 19, 2017. Zimbabwe''s President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his
Mugabe delivers a speech during a live broadcast from State House in Harare on November 19, 2017. [AP Photo]