Zimbabwe bids farewell to Mugabe with state funeral
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral yesterday with African leaders paying tribute to a man they lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe died in Singapore last week aged 95. Former and current African leaders and officials from Cuba, Russia and China all praised Mugabe as a pan-African hero for his past as a colonial-era guerrilla leader. Mugabe’s final burial at a national monument will only happen after a new mausoleum is built in about 30 days.
Source: AFP
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