VOA NEWS: ZIMBABWE'S ROBERT MUGABE - A PROFILE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | April 4, 2008 | Copyright

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Scott Bobb

Zimbabwe is anxiously waiting for official confirmation of reports by pro-democracy groups that President Robert Mugabe has come in second to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Saturday's presidential election and could face a run-off election. VOA's Scott Bobb in Johannesburg has this profile of Mr. Mugabe, the veteran hero of Zimbabwe's independence struggle, who is now regarded by many as an authoritarian leader whose policies have led to the country's economic collapse.

After decades of struggle for independence and 28 ...

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