Erstwhile Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, who turns 94 today, marks his first birthday in 37 years as a private citizen.
And though the administration of his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had declared the day a national holiday, the celebration lacked the national fanfare that greeted his birthdays since he assumed office as President on December 31, 1987 and until he stepped down on November 21, 2017.
Before he became the president, he was the prime minister for seven years — from April 18, 1980 to December 30, 1987.
As president, Mugabe sometimes celebrated his birthdays wearing suits decorated with his own images at parties that included lavish feasts.
But following his ousting in November after a brief military takeover, this year’s festivities were restrained.
As reported by local media, other than a solitary editorial proclaiming the day in the government-run Herald…
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