Robert Mugabe, 1997 - BBC HARDtalk

Following the death of the former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, another chance to watch Nik Gowing’s 1997 interview recorded in Harare for HARDtalk. Seventeen years after the country’s independence from Britain was Mugabe’s grip on power too strong?

[@albertmashambanhaka1090]

RIP my President. I'm now witnessing transformation of thinking in Zimbabwe and its a fresh start. We will develop in our own way.

[@sychic_auratina5170]

He taught us how to think! 👌🏾

[@MM-br3gt]

@@sychic_auratina5170 Bullshit

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@rafaelaraujo.10]

Wrong. Robert Mugabe confiscated the whites' farm and gave it to the ZANU party. If Mugabe wanted to do some charity for the people, he would have allowed the white people to go about their business, as what he did was bankrupt an ENTIRE COUNTRY, including the Hyperinflation that practically eroded the value of the currency and the purchasing power of the population, apart from the corruption that drastically increased during his government. To support and praise the Mugabe government is to be as genocidal as the government itself was!!!

[@strangeman9362]

I thought you guys are trillionaires 😂

[@HassanAli-zd3oh]

Africa must unite

[@sharonmafuso443]

Gushungo maigona RIP

[@wizardundesputed2805]

BEING REAL AND TALKING TRUTH IS ALWAYS UNPOPULAR IN THIS WORLD, mugabe you were always real and you talked truth without fear or favour. rest in peace my mentor.love from kenya

[@gghost1224]

lol this guy is a famous liar u joker

[@nikhilsilva5244]

yes great man. under him everyman is a trillionaire

[@ndikxxndimande5542]

Being mentored by a man who commited a genocide, the most henious evil crime on mankind, ripping pregnant woman stomachs really

[@Prodelem]

Literally ruined zimbabwe, used to be the most economically developed nation in Africa when it was Rhodesia. As soon as mugabe comes around everyone is poor.

[@trsng-bd8fp]

​​@@gghost1224we love our president irregardless of you hating him❤

[@FKtdyvan]

At that time Mugabe was young, vibrant, well-spoken, eloquent, and highly intelligent. A highly educated leader of all times. We will always remember and cherish his command of the English language. Just impressive.

[@Aaron-ir4he]

He is one of the more impressive megalomaniacs in history. Although in old age he completely lost his marbles

[@richardturner6063]

G P burn in hell Mugabe you megalomaniac murderer.

[@mike-waynedjangoii6971]

people who no nothing about zimbabwe will always support this Mugabe Satan . shame on you

[@capoislamort100]

FKtdyvan 2016 not so young, he was 75 yrs old during that interview

[@FKtdyvan]

​@@capoislamort100He may have been 75 there, but in that video, unlike the typical person of that age, he came across as very energetic, vibrant, quick-witted, and younger compared to how he looked to me at 91 or 95. One could see then that he was destined to reach old age, and he did.

[@capoislamort100]

No one had a more supreme command of the English language than this ex school master Robert Mugabe

[@georgemacheka6187]

And the use of coercion

[@paulnantulya]

I understand what you are saying, but why must command of the English language be seen as a virtue? Japanese and Chinese leaders never speak English but they are still respected

[@alhagiejobe5391]

Speaking good English doesn't translate to being good leader. He critised dictatorship then he became one what a twat

[@elrickojames988]

capoislamort100 - I did not know he was a former school master. Thanks, gonna see if I can read a bit more about his life pre freedom war! Mugabe did the correct thing by cleansing the land!

[@achievemamhova88]

Yes we miss him

[@queeniwearth]

Supremely articulate this man.

[@thands74]

Also supremely incompetent and corrupt

[@TheAILLC1]

Kenya salutes you.Rest In Peace Gushungo.Africa shall never forget you.🇰🇪

[@onetrickpony8618]

Speak for yourself 🤌

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

I saw Robert Mugabe in Harare in 1985, he was looking straight ahead in the back seat of a car and he looked so serious. I always wonder'd what was on his mind at that very moment.

[@AvidanTheExpositor]

How to famish the entire region?

[@richardotieno2692]

Hello Anthony..am Richard from Kenya...can we be friends

[@gghost1224]

@@AvidanTheExpositor probably

[@yogi181]

he was thinking how to make 1 bread loaf for billion

[@arteta7130]

He was thinking of how Zimbabweans can take their land back from the oppressor.

[@DonDezz]

The complexities of the questions that were brought to him and his ability to answer them wholesomely say a lot about his intellectual capabilities and judgement. As the younger generation we will visit these interviews to understand real history.

[@jedaaa]

He's a mass murderer ffs

[@Burobee]

It says a lot of the scam Artist he is. Scam artist are usually very intelligent. The guy scammed Zimbabwe.

[@EMADKHAN479]

I didnt know much about Robert Mugabe, until I heard about his death on social media. I started doing some research about his politcal lifestyle. Judging by his interviews he sounds smart and an articulated leader. Zimbabwe will honor his legacy. May he rest in peace.

[@sydraps]

Come to Zimbabwe and see the shit he left our country in. People don't eat smartness or articulation, they need proper governance, progress and peace. I would rather have a Trump-like president which shuns corruption, governs fairly than a smart person who steps on his people for his own glory. Democracy is something Zimbabwe don't have and have not had.

[@xoxomacx2539]

@sydraps there is a price to pay to be really free. Zimbabwe is going to be one of the truly free countries in Africa. It is a complex situation. History can explain it better. Mugabe was not perfect, he had many faults but he put Zimbabwe in a situation where you can be truly free of the colonists. Most of Africa is still colonized, believe you me.

[@victormkhaliphi2778]

@Emad where are you from and how old are you?

[@claitonmoyo7096]

@sydraps.... The shit Tsvangarai left not Mugabe.

[@LillianMhandu]

I AM A ZIMBABWEAN HE IS OUR HERO FOR EVER

[@1omondimoses]

Watching in September 2019 R.I.P uncle Bob

[@Likklemisslove]

We miss you our president ❤️ REST IN PEACE GUSHUNGO 🙏🏽

[@jandevry3985]

Yollanda, Ek weet jy het gedrink

[@DMG118]

No we dont

[@medardsotta5211]

The True Son of Africa! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 A True Pan-Africanist.

[@sunset4285]

Fuck off

[@djlyon2864]

@@sunset4285 white pain hahaha

[@DYB_38]

Amen and well said, don't pay attention to these Rhodesians that are mad cause we took back our land!!!

[@elrickojames988]

@David Miles I only see one despot and that is you and your victim is the english language. "bastered" = bastard? (This is the closest I could "interpret" from your nonsense) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_(law_of_England_and_Wales)

[@elrickojames988]

@@sunset4285 Nope, you and people like you had to "Fuck off" from Zimbabwe. Just like you are soon gonna be forced to "Fuck off" from South Africa and then Namibia! Karma is a bitch!!

[@jonnnyren6245]

Bad or not, I admire his English.

[@tarirotirivanhu230]

English is not a measure of intelligence is it?

[@millenniumpundit2875]

@@tarirotirivanhu230 Did Jonny say intelligence?

[@MichaelThompson-jq3zf]

@@tarirotirivanhu230 Love him or hate him, Mugabe was eloquent, courageous, intelligent and a leader of sorts. Initially, he wanted fairness for his indigenous peoples but, like most of the African leaders he digressed and instead did a great disservice to the Zimbabwean nation and his legacy, unfortunately is there for the world to see - millions of his people in the diaspora to eke out a living and Zimbabwe lying in a very deep communist ditch- unable to climb out of it - sadly.

[@alswellgray]

Eloquence isn’t what a president is elected for tho’. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@funwellmwarazi6318]

@@alswellgray Tell me of a perfect President? We all have weaknesses and strengths. I bet we are all in the discovery mode. For those past the discovery stage, good for them!

[@petma5551]

The guy was eloquent..

[@lidaplunt4753]

I am proud to be Zimbabwean whenever I speak on the phone people assume they are speaking with a white person because we grasped the english language very well due to his educational systems he had in place

[@angelicajoseph3080]

@@lidaplunt4753 I agree 👍💯👌🙌❤👏

[@WiseChinyandura]

A great ststesman but over lived his stay in power. Hence poor state of the country now by his lietnants . RIP BOB.

[@solomonsorogora7560]

l always liked the way he expressed his. speech , always remembered rest in peace Mr President

[@gghost1224]

he is one of worst presidents ever

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@bankcounsel]

A brainwashed, Shona-speaking screwball. Next!

[@VictorMakuwaza]

This man was a real man and born to be a leader. His colleagues spoiled his leadership.

[@iannyanyiwa_2nd860]

The Language was so unique well educated

[@iannyanyiwa_2nd860]

Well educated indeed!

[@KongDenisMD]

What mental prowess and intellectual aptitude. Don't condemn someone whom you haven't done twice as much as he's done. African problems need African leaders to bring African solutions.

[@yogi181]

You seems to be inspired by Zimbabwe's growth .....

[@KorpusV6]

​@@yogi181 Well Zimbabwe is growing

[@miraclechigaro3484]

He was a great man no matter the mistakes he did which might be coming from from the team he worked with but I like his style. He stands firm on what you believe is right. No one is perfect in this world and this man did just that. He took us to varsity and allows Zimbabweans to believe in working hard for anything they want. I respect this man. Though i don't like the fact that he overstays in power. May His Soul Rest In Peace

[@neguspixelchannel]

Killing 2500 plus innocent people is not a mistake and he had agenda of One Party State that was not a mistake. He was the worst Leader of All times. More than 10 generations have been ruined under his government. Hatred (Tribal)is rife in Zimbabwe because of his governance.Corruption under the umbrella of Socialism is because of his governance. he is no way closer of being a great leader. He was a weapon on mass distraction with no respect of human life He is no different from Hitler and Mussolini. Such a shame to have ever existed

[@tapiwanashemanguwe4643]

@@neguspixelchannel tell me which nation has a society as good as Zimbabwe 🇿🇼...we love each other acceptance of different races and respect.

[@Prodelem]

He literally ruined your country and you are calling him a great man?

[@stephenchappell7512]

He was a hollow shell his greatness came from his first wife his downfall came from his second wife

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@xavierperemo6084]

I love him anyway. RIP

[@sheltonnhundu2384]

Because you didn't know him

[@nashpanache2577]

Easy for you to say

[@wanyekest1944]

Hes not resting I can assure you that

[@mathiasvoorhees6232]

You probably aren't Zimbabwean, this guy single handedly ruined the country, and is often considered one of the worst African dictators.

[@xavierperemo6084]

@@mathiasvoorhees6232 Chirungu chake hachina umwe kana nanhasi. Ndicho chandaimufarira.

[@baldinib1055]

We people of Ethiopia love You and respect you so much Mr President. RIP

[@samasa436]

Baldini b he hosted your butcher mingistu hailemariam.

[@baldinib1055]

@@samasa436 you mean our greatest ever leader Mengistu Hailemariam ? stfu tinb somale

[@mike-waynedjangoii6971]

You should have taken him if you respect him so much .He destroyed Zimbabwe

[@samasa436]

@Baldini B. Wow Mingistu was you greatest leader! No Wonder you guys are million years behind when it comes to mental capability.

[@baldinib1055]

@@samasa436 tinb yegemak somale hahahahaha

[@jordan78895]

Would you have any more classic old episodes of HARDtalk. Such as the ones with Carrie Fisher or George Michael? All the copies of them online are very poor quality.

[@kelvinnaholo8234]

How I wish this Mugabe of 1997 would have met the Mugabe of 2000-2017. He was such a sweet talking cunning character.

[@veshiwa]

They never stopped soiling his name.the 1997 Mugabe is so proud of 2017 mugabe.he never flinched

[@kelvinnaholo8234]

Zimbabweans celebrated in their thousands with the fall of Mugabe and destroyed his images calling it the fall of the dictator. I disagree that it's only the British who tagged him as such.

[@emilegriffith1473]

@Chi Oke why did his cronies get all the good land lol

[@emilegriffith1473]

@Chi Oke for one he gave his wife a white farmer's dairy farm. That she ran into the ground and had to stop the remaining white dairy farmers in the country from getting evicted so she could buy milk from them hahahahahah. Do you deny that? Let's see.. his daughter got a few farms.. Grace's ex husband former air force general got farms. Plenty more. One video up on KZbin showing a member of parliaments son with henchmen kicking out a white farmer..

[@emilegriffith1473]

@Chi Oke even though he's gone it's still the same people in charge. Lol he stopped having any real power after 2008 when the currency crashed and the country try became reliant on foreign currency. The army took over after that. Zimbabwe still has a great chance of turning around quickly as the population is very educated and they have excellent infrastructure the Whites left them

[@mesfinwelderufael1176]

a man who preferred poverty under liberty than wealth under slavery. despite the limitations and challenges encountered during his reign; Mugabe is remembered as son of Africa who is anti-colonialists, love black empowerment and pan-Africanist. once again rest in peace Mr. president!!

[@percykeetse5487]

you took words out of my mouth

[@Djmingoothemix]

Lucky duve once sang.....do u wana be a wel fed slave or a hungry free man ....if you really listen to those lyrics yah then u wld understnd bt true though

[@mesfinwelderufael1176]

@Narciso de Almeida you Yankee emperialist. you showed here your level of ignorance. be sure that we africns far better prefer our black leaders than blood sucker yankee colonialists. get out here,

[@tafadzwagora9290]

@Narciso de Almeida Nonsense! He disabused us from white supremacy and brutality and thats is liberty for is!

[@chrisnxumalo8336]

@@akpabliwisdom5926 that is the truth Mugabe was bad simply

[@pitasaimonebusseta1326]

President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, you left a deep wound in our hearts that will never cure. We will remember your legacy by protecting our sovereignty, democracy and peace. May Your Soul Rest In Peace Father!!!

[@sydraps]

speak for yourself

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@djroberts6792]

Left a deep wound but rest in peace father. I’m confused.

[@mirandaal4541]

@@djroberts6792 By dying he left a deep wound in their hearts - it's not that hard to understand

[@ennocentmurapah7860]

His Talk at this time was very much calculated. There is a lot hope and in this speech. He had a perfect worldview that captured my interest. His grasp of issues was just spot-on

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@clem2874]

Before the insanity kicked in.. 😂

[@mulewillard428]

RIP Grandpa.u was always do the best

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@cute47477]

Love this man.... mama Africa so much love

[@kofiattankrumah8549]

Indeed you are a True image of Dr Kwame Nkrumah Well Done you have done your Part

[@bonifaciochilemba2849]

Challenge for greatness requires a lot of courage and so was this man.

[@robholloway6829]

The man was pure evil and should be consigned to the annals of history as such.

[@tadessezewdie7372]

O

[@tadessezewdie7372]

O

[@tadessezewdie7372]

Mmj

[@tadessezewdie7372]

Olooo.oo

[@doubleyou247]

This is the Great African leader of all time

[@uumalandumalandu7938]

Only Africans understand this

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@Berylmkgb08]

He really was

[@percykemal]

haha

[@nkurunzizadavid3327]

RIP Mzee H.E Mugabe you remain in our memories

[@mariamahalie2257]

Rest well my hero

[@fix-eagleinvestments5297]

Rest in peace Giant of Africa, A 🌲 has fallen, where will we find shade? you've you've left your mark, footsteps of legacy... for the chosen generations of Africa to follow.. You've fought the good fight, RIP Hon.Pres R.G.Mugabe , we salute you. Namibia, salute u.

[@fullthrottlealways]

Rhodesia was the bread basket of Africa. Zimbabwe is a failed state. Mugabe was a thug and his reign devastated the country.

[@Phoonguy]

@@fullthrottlealways cecil should never have entered Africa. Everything that happened after was him . He brought disease . All he had to do is be fair work with the locals without superior complex , after like a human being Zimbabwe would be the best country on the planet

[@MichaelThompson-jq3zf]

Fix Eagle investments. Mugabe's legacy is lying in a ditch. Ironically, he has left a Zimbabwe Ruin having stretched the Zimbabwe ruins in Masvingo - to cover the whole country.😔

[@orlindomachengo6556]

Dictator

[@chiyenyumba7135]

@@fullthrottlealways the bread enjoyed by the minority colonisers whilst Zimbabweans ate crumbs....did more harm than good...rhodesia was a symbol of African oppression on their home continent.

[@samjena7402]

Gushungo your legacy is spot on we remember your words now your seed is geminating all over Africa. Thank you in Zimbabwe land is now easily available for everyone and your resilience is profound❤

[@mathewmapako969]

Robert Mugabe, my president, my everything. May your soul rest in peace. We are going to keep your legacy, "Zimbabwe wil never be a colony again"

[@nobs997]

Your president achieved a lot in his 37 years in power for his FAMILY.

[@jj56x7.5mm]

Burn in hell bastard

[@lamanene8848]

✊✊✊✊🇧🇮 yess

[@sunset4285]

You idiot

[@sunset4285]

You idiot!!

[@misskaykayRSA]

This man was well spoken and stern. I will forever respect him and his great mind. RIP Mr President.

[@personalpc7439]

He was a murdering tyrant..

[@elrickojames988]

@@personalpc7439 What ever it takes to get rid of colonizers and their filthy "arm-chair-soldier" supporters like you!

[@personalpc7439]

@@elrickojames988 Same for Europe.... millions of Africans on welfare sucking on hard working tax payers

[@davidmusyimi2994]

A man to reckon with he had his standards. RIP.

[@valval3660]

Great leader, we need more of your kind in Africa. Thank you for all you did for our continent, we will never forget your sacrifice and tenacity to free our homeland

[@phemphemmy6103]

Well educated..very rare in my beloved Africa as a leader ...greediness must have set him ablazed...may his soul rest in perfect peace

[@joelkinama1990]

Rest in peace

[@sychic_auratina5170]

Not greedy but so rounded by crooks who didn’t like the way of his thoughts, we denied our president because of lack of knowledge.

[@xAce99x]

He remained Black to the end, he didn't sell out to the demons

[@capoislamort100]

xAce99x say it again brother

[@hakeemsd70m]

RIGHT ON ✊🏾

[@MarioStahl1983]

@Gibson Ampaw ...by embezzeling billions of dollars from public funds?

[@MarioStahl1983]

@@judaspreistvlct That's probably true.

[@timberland1768]

He killed more black people than whites in Matebele land

[@Aspindaleroomsfurniture]

I find myself just going on KZbin and listen to his voice just to feel Normal he was my president for more than 34 years! He was the only president i ever knew from birth to adulthood! RIP King 👑

[@pindybaloyi8072]

I guess he empowered you and left behind a great country and you are not trying to go to other countries for greener pastures.

[@Aspindaleroomsfurniture]

@@pindybaloyi8072 i have no desire to leave Zim still here by choice

[@vanadiumV]

greetings from Morocco !

[@elidge]

Our African hero has fallen ✊✊✊✊

[@maxmiliansimon1836]

I was forced to look for one on Mugabe's interview after watching Mnangagwa saying " I created a new corruption".

[@wildavenu3]

hahahahahaha

[@memg716]

😂😂😂 it was embarrassing, how can a "seasoned politician" like him say such.

[@melisagamuchiraikwashira2283]

😂😂😂😂

[@Mmmm-oc6qj]

😂😂😂

[@libertysumai7809]

@@memg716 Politician, yes. Seasoned? I doubt😂

[@rodgerphiri9169]

Comrade RGM son of African continent and great son of African soil we'll always remember you for great works and the voice of Africa. Rest in peace great son of African continent.

[@mattsherv1986]

RIP AFRICAN WARRIOR!

[@emmanuelkumih93]

Most Legend in the African Continent. Though he couldn't solve everyone's problem in the Country he lead. However, he was a great Leader by all standard. May he rest in perfect peace.🙏

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@tddjax]

You will be greatly missed, Great Son of the African Soil. The last generation of brave African leaders, who had Africa's interests at heart is slowly being phased out. We need a new generation of Kwame Nkrumahs, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Madela, Samora Machels, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Thomas Sankaras.... we need our dreams and aspirations to be kept alive. GOD BLESS AFRICA

[@theturkanabus3610]

Ask the people who lived under Nyerere how good life was. I guess to you a shortage in basics like soap, is cause for celebration and people who cause such situations are great

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@watchingthehawks355]

This is the interview why UK sponsored opposition in Zimbabwean Morgan shwangarai.

[@prettydube5284]

Morgan Shwangarai ndeupu uyu?

[@ngozaborigine1705]

Zimbabwe AND great Britain were in relationship between employers and employees. You cannot sack your boss. Mugabe will be remember to sack the boss. Thank you Mugabe.

[@jeffreycampbell992]

I was just watching this video and came to one conclusion only, you are suffering from STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.

[@h.m.5724]

@@jeffreycampbell992 A very serious case I might add

[@YPM498]

@@jeffreycampbell992 They are right. Why didn’t Britain fulfill the Lancaster Agreement that they signed to compensate the white farmers? Where was Britain’s penalties for not fulfilling the agreement? U.S was also supposed to raise and donate the funds. Mugabe always believed that Britain should pay for the Land redistribution since they colonized and stole the land in the first place.

[@stephenchappell7512]

Britain hadn't been Zimbabwe's boss since 1923 He took over management in 1980 but f**ked everything up while at the same time filling his own pockets Some hero 🙄

[@SambulomatictheZimbabwean]

When you are born great nothing can change that whether you do bad or good ,history will remember you as the son of Africa, voice against the whirls of the west , rest in peace Mr President

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@prospermabureki2442]

WE WILL REMEMBER THIS GREAT MAN O FOR 2 THINGS THAT HE DID FOR THE ZIMBABWEANS.HE GAVE US WHAT REALLY AND TRULY BELONGS TO US.OUR LAND AND EDUCATION AND ALSO TO GIVE DIGNITY TO OUR MORAL AND SOCIAL VALUES

[@vikelakondo5324]

I loved him for everything he did to us oniy that he was alone like Moses leading his black minded people. ALONE FROM EGYPT

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@princemoyo9190]

Simply a patriot. RIP RG

[@prospermabureki2442]

HE SAID NO HOMOSEXUAL

[@jeff4362]

Homosexuality just doesn't go well with Eastern European, African and Asian cultures. It's simply a strictly western idea.

[@mimikurtz4061]

@@jeff4362 You're joking, right?

[@jeff4362]

@@mimikurtz4061 No it's true, hence why homosexuality is still so taboo there. It's not just limited to highly religious countries, in developed nations like South Korea it's also considered taboo. Even in Europe it's considered taboo in many regions in the east. In Poland for example there are even self proclaimed "LGBT-free" villages. In Russia too it's frowned upon.

[@jeff4362]

@@sc9881 You're right in a sense. I know for one that in India the homophobic laws were formed under British colonial administration, so I assume other Empire territories as well. Also interesting that the Ottoman Empire, which was the largest Muslim state once, decriminalised homosexuality as early as 1858. Seems it really blends the lines.

[@Klopp2543]

@@sc9881 'East Asia and Africans taboos came under western Abrahamic influence'? Dude that's simply false, a lie and a sadistic undermining of those people tradition and way of life. African tribal societies have no word for homosexuality and for your info any people NOT ONLY THE WESTERN WORLD used to live under traditions,laws and system that most still live under today. Some superior to what you called western Abrahamic influence. For your information Abraham faiths are African and middle east not western and EAST ASIA AND AFRICA had a huge Islamic(Abrahamic) faith before Europeans went there and in east asia western Abrahamic influence is practiced by a neglible people and Christianity was in Africa before the Europeans!

[@mana6969]

Our African Hero. R.I.P

[@yogi181]

Hero who ruined the country ....

[@danielkudzaishemachibaya3118]

AFRICAN GIANT

[@cnc8830]

Greatest icon ever

[@malehorapulana1145]

Rip mi king,president,father we will always remember you papa Mugabe

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@nanamalik9052]

Any challenger?No challenger.Comrade Mugabe,outstanding leader and patriot.Rest in power,Papa.

[@takemaaron2618]

Rest in peace GREAT FIGHTER....

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@skyfame7071]

Rest like a lion you portrayed to be you truly lived to inspire some us king of the soil 🇧🇼👁️👁️💯🌏🌞

[@nelsonwleh7916]

You've fight colonialism and imperialism to the fullness and my salute goes to all the revolutionaries.

[@juliechitere5007]

Thank yu mdhara matisiira mapurazi warungu zvakawaperera in 1 dae we belong to zim ivhu kuwanhu....RIP Gushungo🎓🎩

[@tindo9833]

Viva

[@lukhelesibisi4061]

The interviewer was professional, objective and respectful. It's not a common trait among BBC journalists

[@citylinkproject9901]

A fighter to the end....Rest in peace BABA Mugabe...(watatuelewa tu ) from TZ

[@CrazyforCruiser]

Iron man of Zimbabwe , one of the best leader for his country. RIP

[@ndadzo14]

Nonsense

[@ajaya5451]

He did get at least get one thing right when he branded the BBC the purveyor of lies and banned them from legally broadcasting from his country, we should do the same in the UK

[@kudachiyanike1767]

would remembered as son of africa, Mugabe did a lot in africa

[@qoudzer4871]

Grace Mugabe ruined this man. You're my hero again Gushungo

[@caroler9952]

Grace did not ruin him he ruined himself and the poor in Zimbabwe

[@sabzsabz6875]

Great man even though some may suffered through his struggles

[@mukomalavhu]

Edit again

[@stephenchappell7512]

No he never struggled

[@nickyapenahier9214]

Tell me which European country was able to develop within 17 years???

[@whenwe9168]

he was handed a strong currency and strong economy..... which sadly was destroyed your comment is flawed

[@kwabenaboafo2477]

An economy that belonged to who?

[@whenwe9168]

@@kwabenaboafo2477 the Zimbabwean people

[@capoislamort100]

when we no, that belonged to the white farmers and landowners, as soon as he made some rearrangement, they decide to wage war on him and his people

[@MrKudzanai]

Kkk Mugabe also viewed others as dictators 😂😂😂

[@alhassandiallo8262]

Hahaha

[@Aaron-ir4he]

Extraordinary ain’t it? Lo

[@Nhamo3]

I laughed so hard.

[@tomjerry8382]

Kkkkk

[@yvonnetembani983]

Imagine,and he said I don't want anyone to be offended by naming individuals kkk

[@vivianboateng3331]

I love what he stands for. True Son of PURE AFRICA SOIL. Very Proud African - Strong one Bold. He always reminds me of The Late Dr Kwame Nkrumah. May They Both Continue to Rest in Perfect Peace. Great Men of Africa

[@karismagill8412]

Love it love it love it

[@davidmotshana4056]

Son of guru but u love him if u don't love him u ll never criticized him

[@shaungranger2166]

Legend RIP KING

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@shaungranger2166]

@@tylerfreal6472 I understand, it was not a highlight of his tenure and definitely one of the lowest points, and it is what it is a genocide, as a nation we let him get away with it.

[@enock.mannoxmachiavellian498]

RIP Much rest within the positives and negatives that are associated with power; for more to learn and few to alter

[@leobestbote4244]

Robert should have left the stage at this point, he could have forever remained the greatest president of all time, everything was massively good

[@thevpnloverusedtobearandom7324]

he has a tarnished reputation nowadays

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@leobestbote4244]

@@tylerfreal6472 that was atrocious to say the least, inhuman

[@thestream1]

A weak leader after him could have been bought by the west to sell Zimbabwe & its land back to England ... I suspect that he wouldn't have been able to watch that happen on the sidelines. I strongly believe that he believed he was the father of democracy in Zim and should see that through until the end.

[@jonathansesay1595]

True king RIP

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@vanadiumV]

i admire that man of wisdom ! great & courageous , determinate African leader respects & love From Morocco ! RIP &God bless you Mr President Mugabe !

[@carolinemogaka1297]

The biggest problem in Africa as a large is Land injustices we might sugar coat rotate round the issues but it's a problem which should be handled with a lot of Care and caution. Not especially when the majority feel side lined or are spectators in their own play

[@Honeybee897]

A hard Core, a hard liner for the African Cause. MHSRIP.

[@Ssdorobi]

You say that because you're not Zimbabwean nor do you know any of it's history. Yet he order a genocide on an entire tribe (Ndebeles), 'cause a major political opposition had differing views and leaders of other tribes.

[@xhasikhayakivithi1133]

I wish we could once have such a man, who stood up...who voiced up his words for his people and even for Africans. I liked him the most when he was exerting the pressure from the AU for regime change & since he left there it is quiet i don't know what is happening now. When we talk of a patriot we talk of R. G. Mugabe. May his soul rest in peace .

[@MM-br3gt]

He is the reason why Zimbabwe is a SH!t hole today not developed like South Africa is.

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@LillianMhandu]

As a Zimbabwean will always be the Hero the best u did your best thats all that matters I LOVE U MUGABE

[@rebornpharaoh3617]

Zimbabweans u all sellouts..u now know who Mugabe was after his death.. wake up

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@LillianMhandu]

@@tylerfreal6472 i dont have thoughts about things that does not pay my bills sorry not sorry

[@tylerfreal6472]

@@LillianMhandu thats horrible that you dont think about your own people being murdered . shame on you for being so rude to your fellow Zimbabweans!

[@LillianMhandu]

@@tylerfreal6472 pliz go rest not intrested in whatever nonsence u have to say i live in zim and nobody is being murdered here if it happened in the 70s or 80s before i was born dont wanna hear about history that does not pay my bills SO STOP MENTIONING MY FUKI@3NG NAME

[@DominiQfame]

4:00 this is what he turned into during his reign but despite that. No one is perfect. He was a good leader with a bad government.

[@mike-waynedjangoii6971]

Are you sure you know what you are talking about ?????

[@ramzymuorwel5829]

Heroes never die, rest in Peace Comrade President, Robert Mugabe I regard you as the most highly educated president in Africa among the living useless(es)

[@osmanabdimohaud2811]

RIP my wise man.i can’t morn becoz I know u hv just visit a musium of dead wise sayings.

[@darlingtontarwireyi6940]

He was a dictator par excellence

[@clunkCA]

He made all Zimbabweans trillionares in only 25 years. Legend

[@simeonkwirirai2298]

some person are born Leader, and others are thought to lead

[@jacquesdelaharpe804]

Simeon Kwirirai and some like Mugabe is just corrupt rubbish supported by fools

[@elrickojames988]

@@jacquesdelaharpe804 Some people are cowards, who are born to surrender at any sight of struggle, no matter how small. We call those people the french!

[@yvonneshonhekunatsa6779]

Rest in Peace my PRESIDENT! i will always cherish you and your efforts

[@tylerfreal6472]

thoughts on Gukurahundi?

[@karismagill8412]

Oh oh I remember I used to love watching hard talk

[@thenewtwenties]

I still do!

[@duchess56me-tf7fx]

Blessings and Peace to President Mugabe.

[@jacquesdelaharpe804]

Too late

[@verdeanojone1213]

Dont missunderstand the lcon's speech. Listen & relisten to him...Good by Bob, we'll not have another hero has You.Rest in peace.

[@israeltsehay5236]

Love and respect from ETHIOPIA 💚.💛.❤️

[@Ba63828]

WE'LL BADLY MISS HIM. NEOCOLONIALISM SABOTAGED HIM

[@molefeskymleya5344]

we?! you and what army?

[@elrickojames988]

@David Miles You misspelled "David Miles" with "he". You misspelled "Sabotaged" with "sabataged". And you misspelled "the english language" with "himself". "he sabataged himself" = "David Miles, sabotaged the english language"

[@mooreshunje2093]

Heroes never die!

[@snappy9061]

hero yomsuzo mxxxm

[@ensly1689]

You are on druuggss

[@mrlad4685]

Whoever defeats the British becomes a Villain in Britain’s eyes. LoL

[@wm5000]

How did he defeat the British?

[@kwamebiko606]

​@@wm5000 1st black man in Africa who ever dared, not to just take one man one vote, but also say, "hang on a minute, you still have our land and resources" - Cue: sanctions, credit freeze, IMF / World Bank programmes to slow the economy, targeted sanctions etc. Its war with economics rather than smiths whips, bombs and bullets. And the British & CIA were concerned that if Zim thrived, which it easily would have done, it would be a template for South Africa doing a Zimbabwe on steroids, followed by Kenya, Namibia (germans), etc... until Francophone Africa... Then Africa would eventually realise the trick of "divide and rule" played by the west and begin to rise. 2 years later, the MDC was funded by the British government to protect British and colonial land interests. 14 years later, Qadaffi who took a similar line to Mugabe on pan-African strength was assassinated.... its the European playbook. Only the British are allowed to do an economic / geopolitical Brexit... Blacks in Africa... no way!!! The European Oligarchies will never allow a black nation to rise above its station. The narrative that Mugabe is responsible for everything like some evil genius who spent 40 years in exile, in jails ,in the bush, dodging bombs and bullets and mail parcels, only because his whole aim in life for another 20 years after independence was to go and grab power and impoverish his black countrymen for whom he sacrificed his entire life for their liberty... that narrative, that idea... is colonial propaganda and definitely for the birds....

[@capoislamort100]

W M he’s more beloved than hated by Afrikans

[@zimflame2368]

Including Ian Smith, he became an enemy and all descendants of the Smith regime

[@simonofosunimo5785]

@@wm5000 with all the the heavy Armour Machines the British sent to Zimbabwe, Africans liberated Zimbabwe, period. Wasn't it a defeat ?

[@tell-it-like-it-is]

It astonishes me how England of all places feels it’s their right to chastise others about human rights and morals, especially since they created the problems they now complain about😒 priceless.

[@wm5000]

Mugabe blamed the UK for Zim's problems, yet he stole his own country's money, killed his people, and died in a hospital in Singapore because his own country's hospitals are so shit after his watch. What a brilliant leader!

[@tell-it-like-it-is]

W M Zimbabwe went to shit because of sanctions. Europe had long decided since Mugabe stopped doing what they wanted him to do and that they were no longer in charge, they would slap sanctions on the country and hinder its growth. The European nations have always held true to the narrative that they had to be running the African continent in order for the countries to maintain a decent standing. History proves that Europe has always saw Africa as savages that needed to be civilized. This way when things go bad, they can try and spin the truth to make themselves seem justified in whatever they do. Is Mugabe innocent? No not by a long shot-but to place all the blame on him when he was put in power via western Leaders, who had been pulling the strings and controlling policy in those regions since forever, is lunacy at best.

[@wm5000]

@@tell-it-like-it-is Its a tragedy that Africans have such low expectations for it's leaders. It's a tragedy that African chiefs and their soldiers spent hundreds of years marching slaves - fellow Africans - from the hinterlands, in chains, to the coast, to sell to the europeans, in the millions. It's a tragedy that Africans did this to fellow African's in the millions. Now it's a tragedy that African's defend Mugabe, call him an icon of liberation, when all he did was follow in the footsteps of previous African slave holders, and slave sellers, treating 'his' people as nothing more than cattle. If you can't face up to that reality then just consider these questions. 1. Did Mugabe admit to the killings of thousands of Ndebele people in the 1980's, and call it a moment of madness? 2. Did Mugabe and his family take what was not his, enrich himself while Zimbabweans staved? 3. Did Mugabe give the stolen farmlands to his cronies, who knew nothing about farming, and no desire to actually farm commercially, causing the nation to go hungry? 4. Did Mugabe rig the 2008 election, murder and brutalise his opponents, and refuse to hand over power when he clearly lost? Now, if you still think all these things are the fault of western leaders - and you chose to play the blame game like so many African's do - then God help you, because you truly can't help yourself. Mugabe was a thief, a tyrant, a murderer, a lier, a plunderer, and Mugabe has utterly ruined Zimbabwe, and dragged the reputation of Africa through the dirt. Some African's may be mourning that despicable man, but the rest of the world is laughing at the idiocy of such people.

[@tell-it-like-it-is]

W M Africa did not get that way all by itself, you know it and I know it so cut the shit will you? Seriously, look at how many African leaders and military generals got tried at The Hague for “Human right violations” and “ war crime” in Africa? Leader that they were hand picked puppets, really? However, Mugsbe gets to die @ 95 years old without getting snuffed out. Ok riiiiight, god help you because you are obviously a sheep of media spin and incapable of a critical thought process.

[@wm5000]

@@tell-it-like-it-is I think you need to put down the weed and stop being a conspiracy moron. You can't answer the questions I posed because you know they're true. You're just a lefty racist (white hating) muppet that can't face the facts, so just says everything is white peoples fault. But in answer to your clearly evasive questions - because you don't have the courage to answer mine - yes it's a scandal that ex-African leaders are disproportionately tried by the ICC (international criminal court). If I had my way Tony Blair and George Bush would be the first people I tried and sentenced to hanging. But when you say allowed Mugabe to live, I guess you're talking about the illuminati who control everything right, including forcing Mugabe to kill his own people, steel commercial farming land and give it to his family and leading party members who don't know how to farm; so the country's economy nosedives and people go hungry and the country experiences the worst inflation ever recorded? lmfao Your logic. Idi Amin - White people made him kill his own people Nearly all Nigerian Presidents - White people made them steel the money from their people All other African dictators - White people made them steal from their own people and kill them African slave holders - White people forced them to enslave their fellow African's Seriously, you really should start to read books on African politics by actual African academics, and learn something. Stop with the illuminati videos on youtube

[@IanMunya]

Great man with powerful knowledge and wisdom rip

[@babatundekadejoh6964]

Crumbled Zimbabwe economy wasn’t due to incompetent of Robert G. Mugabe. External factor and influence contributed largely to the collapse of the economy. Robert G Mugabe refused to be a puppet of other foreign countries. The land redistribution agreement abandoned became a major factor why his government was punished and strangulated. Hopefully, Zimbabweans would remember him as one of the great leaders of Africa and a liberator. Watch the same fate awaits S.A. Rest in perfect peace R. G. Mugabe

[@glokapf9113]

Sometimes we need wisdom to make big decisions. They could have been another way of doing than what happened. I think. Now we need to learn from this. Mugabe should have left early to kdt these other 4 generations to continue. We cant be everything. We are a team. Not to get into 70 years in office. Old age you are a victim among these young people who use IT.

[@silandulo]

Nonsense what external factors? Rhodesia was under sanctions worse than Mugabe had as a president but Rhodesia still managed to feed its people. Besides he projected so much hate for the whites and they simply pulled out in helping Zimbabwe. So he could rule like he wanted and they still get the blame for that? Always playing the victim card.

[@kudakwashe715]

Tele Tubz You mean Rhodesia still managed to feed the white supremacist oppressors huh. World Bank figures show rampant malnutrition among the indigenous population (Red Cross study 1976 -79 - 90% of children under 5 in Rhodesia were suffering from malnutrition) Blacks were literally forced out of their land holdings into dry arid areas while the settlers grabbed the best land (Land Act) . Mugabe may have had his own weaknesses but he will be rememberd for standing up to the oppressor and giving back the most valuable inheritance to his people.

[@Appregator]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@kwabenaboafo2477]

Tele Tubz is definitely tele tubbing