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Old Age
Jun 5 2009, Robb

Robert Gabriel Mugabe is 84 years old. In Zimbabwean terms, he is into his third life, given that the average life expectancy in that country is less than forty years of age.

He has been the ‘leader’ of Zimbabwe for 29 years - firstly as Prime...

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