Behind walls of his mansion, Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 94


  • World
  • Wednesday, 21 Feb 2018

FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks on before casting his vote in Highfields outside Harare July 31, 2013. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's former ruler Robert Mugabe observed his 94th birthday in private behind the walls of his Harare mansion on Wednesday, without the lavish parties that marked the occasion during his nearly four-decade rule.

Mugabe was ousted in a defacto coup by the military last November, paving way for his former deputy and protege Emmerson Mnangagwa to become president.

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