Insulting Mugabe is a crime with high penalties in Zimbabwe as local Moenda Mbera is finding out
Robert Mugabe articles on Democracy Chronicles
Robert Mugabe was one of the leaders of national liberation movements against white-minority rule in Zimbabwe. He was elected in 1980 and never relinquished power. He was pushed out in a soft coup in 2017 and died in 2019. Also see our articles on Zimbabwe or Africa.
The Story Behind an Abducted Zimbabwe Activist
Popular Zimbabwe activist Itai Dzamara disappeared without any trace over a year ago
Celebrating Dictator Mugabe’s 92nd Birthday
At Robert Mugabe’s 92nd birthday bash, guests dine on luxury while nation suffers another famine
Can the Fragmented Zimbabwe Opposition Survive?
The ruling party has based its success on the permanently fragmented Zimbabwe opposition
Zimbabwe Succession Struggle Threatens to Split Party
Security services to complicate the Zimbabwe succession competition following Mugabe passing
Will Mugabe’s Wife Become Zimbabwe’s Next President?
Opposition leaders fear Robert Mugabe’s wife is positioning herself to take over from President
Zimbabwe Instability Gives Reason For All to Worry
Chaos rising as dangerous Zimbabwe instability cause for concern for life after aging dictator
100 Days Later, Pro-Democracy Zimbabwe Activist is Missing
Long after disappearance, family holds out hope for pro-democracy Zimbabwe journalist gone missing
Zimbabwe Activist Abducted, Hints of Post-Mugabe Rule?
Fears that harsh dictatorship to continue after Mugabe’s death after Zimbabwe activist abducted
Democrat and the Dictator: Mugabe v. Mandela
How Robert Mugabe’s lust for power contrasts with South African democrat Nelson Mandela