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Africa must revert to what it was before the imperialists divided it. These are artificial divisions which we, in our pan-African concept will seek to remove.

Robert Mugabe

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Robert Mugabe
Age: 95 †
Born: 1924
Born: February 21
Died: 2019
Died: September 6
Politician
President Of Zimbabwe
Kutama
Zimbabwe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe
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