UPDATE: From Russian President Putin to Nigerian President Buhari, here's how the world reacted to the death of Zimbabwe's ex-leader Robert Mugabe
Mugabe, who was declared a"national hero," ruled Zimbabwe for almost three decades and was battling ill health since his humiliating fall from office in November 2017.
First heralded as a liberator who rid the former British colony of Rhodesia of white minority rule, Mugabe used repression and fear to hold on to power in Zimbabwe until he was finally ousted by his previously loyal military generals. Zimbabwe's president also declared Mugabe a "national hero," adding that the country would mourn the former leader until his burial.
The Mugabe years are widely remembered for his crushing of political dissent and policies that ruined the economy. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace attend a meeting of his ruling ZANU PF party's youth league in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 7, 2017 But that faded as rapidly as he cracked down on opponents, including a campaign known as Gukurahundi, in which an estimated 20,000 dissidents were killed.
Over the years, the Mugabe regime was widely accused of human rights violations and of rigging elections.
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