Robert Mugabe

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Robert Mugabe born?February 21, 1924
2. Where was Robert Mugabe born?Kutama, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
3. When did Robert Mugabe die?September 6, 2019 (age 95)
4. What is the career?Teacher, political activist, guerrilla leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, President of Zimbabwe
5. Who was Robert Mugabe?Robert Mugabe was a teacher who became a leader in Zimbabwe. He helped the country gain independence and was its first president.
6. How did Mugabe become a leader?He joined nationalist groups and was jailed for ten years. While in prison he earned university degrees and later led the armed struggle for freedom.

Southern Rhodesia: The former name of the British colony that became Zimbabwe, characterized by white minority rule.
Guerrilla Warfare: A form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants engage in hit-and-run attacks against a larger force.
Authoritarianism: A form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.
Hyperinflation: Extremely rapid or out-of-control inflation, where the value of money plummets.