Zimbabwe: Mugabe gets national holiday honor

Nov 27, 2017 Politics 87
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Zimbabwe has honored former president Robert Mugabe by declaring his birthday, 21 February, a public holiday nearly a week after being ousted from power in a forced resignation.

“It is hereby declared that February 21 of every year henceforth shall be a public holiday to be known as the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day,” government’s own paper, The Herald, reported.

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The paper reported that calls for the former president’s birthday to be made a national holiday were adopted by the government in August, following intense lobbying by the Zanu-PF Youth League.

The decision was officially recorded on Friday, it adds.

Mugabe’s tenure withstood repeated claims of hanging on to power through brutal repression of dissent and claims pof election rigging and corruption.

But the 93-year-old was forced to resign following a military coup instigated by the sacking of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to pave way for Mugabe’s wife to take over the reigns of power.

Mnangagwa has been made acting president.

 

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87 Comments

  3. Yes than foreigners British who used to claim land in Zimbabwe actually he didn’t steal nothing he is the only president in the history of Africa to fight white imperialism

  4. viva Mugabe..he’s done his part guarding the local people …He deserves it even here in Malawi we have a road named after him …the current administration thats a gud development for the old man

  6. He deserved it. Neo-colonists should understand the fact that there is always a good reason why our brand of democracy allows leaders to rule as longer as 37 years.

  7. Anthu aku Zimbabwe ndi ozindikira they did go to school they know the different between white and black when ever you see white man being friendly to you you must know he’s up to something Mugabe didn’t allow that the diamond of Zimbabwe must be stolen by whites

  10. PUSIPUSI AMENEYO,,,POMPANO MUYAMBA KUZIMVA KONKO.
    Remember wat bingu dd to muluzi,lero kutsegulira bridge kuitcha “muluzi bridge” mawa lakero kubwezeretsa zose zimene muluzi anatchotsa maina,,ngat kamuzu wat wat n wat.

  18. A house is on fire & u rush inside to clean the windows that is sheer lunacy! They commited atrocities tgether & thats one way of silencing him.the whole Zanu pf is rotten.people of my country of birth need to choose a government of their choice by the vote.Mugabe na Munangagwa vanga vachiteya mdanga, vanozivana!

    1. Important to the continent? Africa is suffering from brain loadsheding, which doesn’t know how to differentiate between good and evil. Lucifer is taking over.

  23. It is too early for that decision made by few people, and the oppressed and those who supported the army, applause the idea. This is really Devil Worshipping. Africa will never change, full of idiots.

  25. just shows that there was nothing personal in the ousting,just business…had it been in malawi mugabe would have fled for fear of retribution or under arrest

  26. Mrs RG MUGABE MISLED HER HUSBAND
    BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS AGE TOTAL NONSENSE

    MR MUGABE MUST BE RESPECTED ALL TIMES HE HAS DONE A LOT PLEASE PROTECT HIM TO LEAVE LONGER IS A VERY IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR ZIMBABWE

  29. Electricity haaaa with his hypocritical leaders in our country its a shame who will provide us with true leadership not corruption am fadeup why my poor mother Malawi

  32. Thanx to entire cabinet and the incumbent president for houring vava Mugabe, a national holiday,keep it up,you deserve a part on the back.

    3. I agree with u vitu but this is too much and we got big problems always blackout and now they want to put K5000 which is not good and all so leave Zimbabwe and carry on to fix our country

    7. And these borders were created by ignorant colonisers. We all share the same heritage. Our struggles are their struggles and we should deal with them together.

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    7. Ngati kuli anthu osangalala mmaikomu ndi ma foreigners mfana.
      Holiday yakonzedwa ndi ma frienya a Mugabe.Uzaona boma likazasitha azachotsa manyaka a Holiday imeneyo.

    10. Mnangwangwa AKA Crocodile ndi anali vice president wake ndipo zoipa achitira limonzi kwa nthawi yaitali sangamunyoze pano.And fans yozitsata idanena kale kuti apa ma Zimbabweans adupha nchiwaya agwera pa moto coz Mugabe was hard and cruel guy because of this Mnangwangwa

    11. Anawa angoletsapo zilizonse sakunziwa mbiri ya Mugabe.
      And 2008 ataluza election kunafanso fans mpakana Psyangalayi adangoimika manja mmwamba kuopa kuti fans yambiri ingaluze myoyo

    14. #Rasak chomwe unganziwe nchakuti ngati maiko amu Africa sakuchita bwino it will affects all of us.If Zimbabwe suffer it can affect Malawi as well.For instance Malawi akukanda zedi nde uone maiko ozungulira Malawi there is lots of Malawians who are contributing over crowded in those countries.

    18. Report by BBC on Public holiday
      There are fears that President Mnangagwa, who is associated with some of worst atrocities committed under the ruling Zanu-PF party since independence in 1980, will not usher in the democratic reforms that many in Zimbabwe are hoping for.

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