Tributes Pour in As Mugabe Passes on at 95
Tributes hs continued to pour over the passage of Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, Robert Mugabe, who died aged 95.
Mugabe whose death was confirmed by the family had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April after he was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power.
He was praised in the early years for broadening access to health and education for the black majority – but his later years were marked by rights abuses and corruption.
After winning Zimbabwe’s first election after the country secured independence from the UK to become the prime minister in 1980.
He became president in 1987 after abolishing the office.
See some of the tributes below via social media.
A great son of Africa has fallen. He was courageous and defiant. His struggle to liberate Zimbabwe from white minority rule was outstanding. He led his army from the jungle,won the hearts of his people,swept away the tyrant and took the throne.May the soul of Robert Mugabe RIP.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) September 6, 2019
Monday: Xenophobic attack in South Africa.
Tuesday: Reprisal attacks in Nigeria.
Wednesday: Zambians destroyed SA properties.
Thursday: DRC attack SA embassy
Friday: Robert Mugabe died
What a sad week for Africa.??#RipMugabe#AfricaUnite
— Obi Of Onitsha?? (@classicNedu) September 6, 2019
Mandela died at 95
Mugabe died at 95Legends. May his soul rest in peace ???#RIPMugabe
— Yesu Nyana Ka Thixo (@uYesuKrestu) September 6, 2019
I can’t believe we allowed media to fool us into thinking this man was the worst thing that happened to Zimbabwe. #RIPMUGABE #RIPROBERTMUGABE pic.twitter.com/2xyaa2QRvx
— ⌚?Junior?? (@MalcolmJR13) September 6, 2019
Mugabe was courageous against the imperialists and the west calling them out for who they were. What are you if you call out the enemy but treat worse your own people more than how the enemies could have treated them? You cease to be a hero and become a selfish bigot #RIPMugabe
— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) September 6, 2019
What separated Mugabe from the rest was guts, he had the guts to speak his mind, excellent orator and great sense of humor
“white faces and pink noses”#RipMugabe pic.twitter.com/p42spHCKbL
— The Instigator (@Am_Blujay) September 6, 2019
Imagine dying in a Hospital in Singapore after destroying the whole medical system in Zimbabwe ??? #RIPMugabe
— Aaron’s Mom (@amaivaaaron) September 6, 2019
Some Mugabe quotes:
-• Only God who appointed me will remove me
-• The white man is not indigenous to Africa…The white man is here as a second citizen.
-• If Obama wants me to allow same sex marriages in my country, he must come here so that I marry him first.#RIPMugabe— Cross˚ (@Elcrucifixio) September 6, 2019
You see, Finally Robert Mugabe is DEAD. Even dictators Finally die. A lesson to Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, Ali Bongo of Gabon, Paul Kagame, Pierre Nkrunzizza and all AFRICAN strong men. Make amends. The sad part is they die living their countries desolate. #RIPMugabe
— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) September 6, 2019
The only attributes that we should be seeing from the African people and the rest of the Zimbos is how Robert Mugabe ruined the country. We should not normalize what he did even in his death. That has been our greatest hypocrisy. Mugabe was greedy and selfish. #RIPMugabe
— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) September 6, 2019
#RIPMugabe Rest in peace to the realest who has never licked a European Ass at the suspense of his own people. The most educated PRESIDENT the world has ever seen. Do you know how many presidents there has ever been in the world? ? pic.twitter.com/1epeLC4jN3
— Ma- Eh (@loveric3000) September 6, 2019