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"Robert Mugabe - modern Africa's Stalin or a patriot fighting to reverse the effects of colonialism and white domination? Stephen Chan seeks not to demonise Mugabe but to explain and interpret him in his role as a key player in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. In this masterly portrait, Mugabe's character unfolds with the ebb and flow of triumph and crisis over more than 22 years of his rule. Mugabe's story is Zimbabwe's from the post-independence honeymoon of idealism and reconciliation, through electoral victory, successful intervention in the international politics of Southern Africa and…
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2 editions- Other · English · 2003I.B. Tauris · 240 pages · 9781860648731
- Other · English · 2003University of Michigan Press · 240 pages · 9780472113361
Politics and governmentPresidentsBiographyMugabe, robert gabriel, 1924-2019Zimbabwe, politics and governmentPrime ministers