in michael to. i am very mica julia you're welcome to the show zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 nearly 2 years after being forced to resign well gobby was about was fast forced independence leda and many remember him as the country's liberator but during almost 4 decades in office he ruled zimbabwe with an iron fist crush and dissent and laying waste economy in a moment we'll hear what life was like and i'm a gobby but fast let's take a look at his somewhat complex legacy. robert mugabe's political career began in the 1960 s. with the formation of a radical anti colonialist movement dedicated to fighting white minority rule.