A Brief History of Robert Mugabe
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- This is our attempt to provide a short summary of the life of the late Robert Mugabe. To some, a man who will forever be remembered as a freedom fighter and a liberator from colonial oppression. But to others, a brutal dictator, responsible for running his country to the ground through wide-scale corruption, economic mismanagement, and human rights abuses.
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His story was a love story that went wrong. You are so stupid. Listen to Busy Signal's song titled great man. Don't try to get followers by publishing wrong info
God grant long life to good people. He was 96 when he passed away
Lol keep believing in that if it makes you happy
Many people confuse Zimbabwe's white farmers with the rest of white Zimbabweans. Firstly white farmers were just a small group of whites in Zimbabwe, they are many other non farmers whites living in different cities. Secondly white people were never chased out of Zimbabwe, Because some white Zimbabweans are migrating to naughboring countries doesn't mean they are not Zimbabweans anymore everyone in Zimbabwe is leaving whether black or white. For example there is more than 3 million black Zimbabweans in South Africa, should we say they are not Zimbabweans anymore? But on another note I must say there are so many whites in Zimbabwe at the moment than people think. Too much fake news out there and propaganda.
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I never imagined I would be so interested in African Politics. Speaking as a fan of politics and debate, you're doing some real good bringing these topics into the mainstream.
Love from Brazil.
Obrigado amigo!
I totally agree
Hello, can you suggest any channel where I can find similar videos about South America?
Md. Abdul Kaium Joy visual politik
@@md.abdulkaiumjoy5577 If you want a video about the political situation in Brazil: th-cam.com/video/z4l36bEME_4/w-d-xo.html
Zimbabwean here: Mugabe to me is like a man who rescues a woman from a horribly abusive relationship, marries her, treats her like a queen for a while to then turn around and begin to abuse her just as badly as the man a rescued her from.
Exactly. And sadly in the end, the woman traded one abuser for another.
Actually abused her to a greater degree than he 1st husband
Has life bettered for you since he died?
Kkkk very true
Very accurate assessment right there.Mugabe's Revolutionary credentials will always be held in very high esteem,but his post Revolutionary Economic mismanagement,corruption and violent abuse of Citizens is reprehensible and has turned him into a Fallen Angel of Africa.
"The trouble with Mugabe is that he was a star, but then the sun came up." Stunning rebuke.
someone should tell him that the sun is also a star.
THE SUN ☀ IS A STAR..., do not punch above your weight.
@@amerlad and yet, once the sun comes out, what other stars can you see?
The sun is star outshone by none. When it comes up, all other stars faded into its shine until it sets again
r/murderedbywords
"Leadership is not sexually transmitted"😂😂😂😂
I see a South African name, I like
@@matheuroux5134 indeed 😂😂
Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the first goal of the 2010 World cup.
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Lol I came here to look for this comment. Hilarious.
I loved your video about Sir Seretse Khama of Botswana, a true visionary for that nation’s people. It’s sad that the neighbouring country of Zimbabwe went the complete opposite way.
Art Man Yes and educated in South Africa at the time and UK, with a KBE to his name- I won’t be surprised he was the biggest Uncle Tom. Something Mugabe won’t sell out his people to cooperate and please the evil fascist
i really liked that one too. i want to visit Botswana
Nevermind Mugabe wiping out an entire tribe after independence.
Joe Mensah He didn’t though, Khama still enforces strong business regulations to keep the economy from going to route of say Iraq or Iran
@@joemensah9557 Instead he sold out his people for power and wealth, stoked tribalism and committed a genocide against the Ndebele - have you ever been to Gabarone and Harare? It's like comparing New York with Detroit! And just by the way Mugabe and Khama Were both educated at the same South African university #justsaying
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
Mugabe the real Batman.
Watched the film just a night ago
Suleiman the Great is also an example
The world is full of Harvey Dent's, and many believed in them (some still believe in them when they become monster's).
mugabe was always a villain and destroyed Rhodesia the best country in africa.
I'm an American but I love history and find this channel so fascinating. We don't talk that much about African history over here, and it is quite a shame.
Yes,such a shame.When I lived in the States for a year at least 6 people asked me where South Africa was.
Most Americans think Africa is a country! Just part of our willful ignorance about the rest of the world.
Respect to Newafrica for being neutral and calling out mugabe for his crimes against white and black people
Mugabe spent 10 years in prison fighting against UK for independence, how many years did victoria and Elizabeth for enslaving and colonising black Afrikans???
Did Tony Blair spent a day in prison for taking UK to war against Iraq???
Which European And EuroAmerican has being sent to the Hague for Genocide against black people???
Where is the Sanction against the European And EuroAmerican for the holocaust And Genocide against black Afrikans GLOBALLY???
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As an European, who (unfortunately) didnt learn anything about African history in school. I thank and applaud you guys for the stellar work you put into every video. You deserve so much more attention :)
Your government run school didn't teach you African history - since - from Libera to Uganda, Rhodesia, Angola, Mozambique, SA . . . As soon B's took over the countries they turned into a disaster ! That's why schools leave this out . . .
As a European, why should you have been taught African history?
@@MK-qb7nj Well it helps understand the world better and gain a greater view on things, don't you think? Africa is most likely going to become more important on the world stage in the future, so having some insight into 'local' issues will be useful. The UK itself has significantly shaped African history and is, therefore, entangled with it.. Do you want more reasons?
@@domexdevlogs8566 yes because none of those reasons are valid
Especially with the whole neocolonialism thing happening in Africa right now that continent is still bound to be largely irrelevant and unimportant to a random person living in France or UK
@@MK-qb7nj Right so why do we learn about history at all then? Surely some middle age tribe is just as irrelevant then?
The fact that he died in a Singaporean hospital speaks volumes. In his 40 years as president, he couldn't build good health care infrastructure for his people? His name is a disgrace smh
The sad thing is that they did build a decent healthcare system initially, and then they let it fall into disrepair. My sister was born ina government hospital in 1988, no problem. But by 1997 my parents had me in a private hospital. That alone should tell you something.
Thanks to the white man who imposed sanctions and crippled the country because he would not bow to them after they broke the lancaster agreement and drove into heads like yours that he was evil through media for trying to empower his people....he was not a disgrace....sheep like you and white colonialists are
@@duncandeeks3639 Did you live in Zimbabwe and suffer the consequences of Mugabe's leadership? If you lived in Zim and benefitted from Mugabe's corruption and incompetence then you should be in prison right now.
That would probably not happen but if you never lived in Zim but feel like you can open your big mouth irrationality to give credit to a so called leader whose leadership failed his people miserably and led to the early death of millions of people, then you are a disgrace too.
You have no human compassion, you're an animal. You think living in poverty and below your abilities is a joke? If all the sufferings that Zimbabweans have been going through was because Mugabe didn't bow to the so called white man like you said, and his people suffered unbearably while he and his family were buying Gucci's and flying in private jets around the world, then he is failure. Point blank and period.
You are a damn fool for speaking about something that you have no clue about. If you're looking for a hero by any means necessary, go look for better people. Not every African is a friend of Africa. Go and read, travel the world and get experiences before opening your mouth in public.
@@duncandeeks3639 Mugabe simply proved that you can't build a happy & prosperous future on nothing more than hatred & revenge.
@@autodidact537 Why do all white people never talk about what sparked the taking of farms but talk about the events from there after you all ignore the lancaster agreement and the fact that this "evil" man who was knighted by the queen and loved by the UK before zims downfall turned on you? You act like he woke up and decided to hate you what did you do? if you dont know the answer to that ask me and il tell you
I will make every man in Zimbabwe a millionaire - Mugabe
Thomas Sankara He turned on one group after another to keep the spotlight away from his corruption and failings.
@Thomas Sankara Why are the Bantu settlers the "rightful owners" and the Dutch settlers the "wrong owners"?
@Thomas Sankara
Who sabotaged whom?
@@JGLatro The European settlers did not adopt and acculturate the societies the Bantu peoples would establish in the lands they settled. The Bantu unlike European colonialists generally absorbed most of those they displaced and unlike European colonialists weren't migrating to the region with the expressed purpose of conquering peoples and using them as a labor force to exploit resources and to impose economic structures on the conquered people. Bantu settlement was part of a natural process of migration for pastoralists in Africa, their settlement did not result in genocidal drives of ethnic displacement or the formation of racial regimes of control and discrimination, the same cannot be said for the Dutch colonialists who on top of creating a new cultural group, Cape Coloureds, actively mistreated them, stole land that was supposed to be theirs and even went as far as to seize and steal land from the native Bantu and Khoisan peoples. That's the difference but you know that.
@Thomas Sankara no South Africa will not be adopt failed political policies based on race. #Socialismiscancer
"The trouble with Mugabe is that he was the star... but then the sun came up" - Nelson Mandela
Wow, that final Mandela quote on Mugabe, just, damn. Quite powerful
I am from Mozambique, and I was ashamed how little I knew about Zimbabwe...I have heard about the recent story of Zimbabwe and I never knew how deep it went...i knew we shared the same Kingdoms in the past and just that. It was amazing to see you bringing this story to light. I wish I could go to Zimbabwe once after I am back to Mozambique...I would really like to get some knowledge from the farmer and hear how they maximized the production and that region soil.
Corruption in your government is NEXT level as well, that "Tuna Bonds" scandal is something else smh.
I’m from Zimbabwe and really cannot wait to visit Mozambique 🇲🇿
@@Mad_Intalect only seeing this shiii now, problem with the government in most african countries is that the power is kept in a small circle, so everybody in the family gets there share. That tuna stuff was the end of the president mandate, so he decided to take some money with him, it happened once, it will happen again.
@@YPM498 i need to visit your country next time I am in mozambique for good...heard you got good infrastructures .
Suggestion, and a bit of a challenge: How about a video on racism in Africa? institutionalized racism like Apartheid in South-Africa, Rwandan Hutus vs Tutsis, Somalian disenfranshisement of Bantu Somalis, coloniality of racism etc. Love your videos, keep it up!
Racism is a poison for everyone involved. It only creates evil.
He have a video about Rwandan history...it was really nice video.
Don’t forget about RHODESIA.
Agree.
@@vishnuguda6313 yes how those British discriminated and oppressed the Shona, Ndebele.
It's called a revolution, uprising, war ,fighting back.
What happened to the man? He had a master's in economics and yet managed to turn his currency into monopoly money? Was it cognitive decline, or did the power of his position warp him into a paranoid dictator? Crazy how quickly his legacy has changed.
I think his first mistake was turning against Nkomo. I honestly wouldn't even have been surprised if that was the UK government agents planting weapons there or bribing some poor local to do it to turn the two against each other so Zimbabwe wouldn't become more powerful. That said, he still screwed up way more times after that. What's the point of nationalism if your nation is fighting each other for scraps?
He was a looter of the economy.Thats why the economy dived.
Him and his cronies have been looting the economy.
Mnangagwa is no different.Zanu pf is a den of thieves.
People always get greedy when they get uncontested power.
absolute power, greed and hatred is a bad cocktail for any leader
@@KrimzunFlare Even if that were true......he should have been smarter than that. That just means he was easily played. I think he planted those weapons as a reason to oust him and take total contrl
My dad and uncle fought in the Rhodesian Bush War. I'm really loving your videos on past African leaders
Are you Zimbabwean or Rhodesian
@@khalodetunde8105 I'm English South African
@@misterx1342Colonizers 🤮
Weird flex
Rhodesian never die
One old Zimbabwean man i met talked often about history, it appears that he was cautious of Mugabe and his party even back during the rhodesian bush war despite been black himself due to his understanding of human nature and the low chances that a revolutionary would make a good president. Appears he was right, he left Zimbabwe soon after its founding working in construction in the UK from what i remember.
Left his country his wild life his Natural Resources And his land to the Muzungu, to clean toilet in the Muzungu racist land. What a shame. We don't know what we have until we go and live in the Muzungu land. What a shame.
@@carleanahauffe6228 Following your logic : because I live in shit in my corrupt country means that I should stay there and keep living in shit I'm not responsible for ?
@@Retaliatixn while I agree with you people from shit countries need to stop running and do something to make their countries less shitty.
Also people in richer nations need to do something about their governments fucking over said shit nations making them even shittier for profit.
@@carleanahauffe6228 Agreed.....stay in africa and save it...build it strong where you don't need help from anyone. Be honest, hard working and SAVE YOUR MONEY. Stop buying european sports cars and jewelry. Invest in your families and stop having babies with 10 women. That is a recipe for success....now get off youtube, forget about the white man who wants nothing to do with zimbabwe and start building africa. BOOOOM. On your side bro
@@Retaliatixn yes /s
I would like to see former president of Zambia Kenneth kaunda
Another failed African President
@@khumomatlakane2009 how did he fail? Sure, he stayed in power for a long time and was almost a dictator, but he was no thief and was not corrupt. He had is faults, but did a lot of good. Moreover, he handed over power peacefully. Could you explain how he was a failure?
Yes
Kaunda wasn't bad at all
@@khumomatlakane2009 you don't seem to know Dr Kenneth Kaunda, going by your name you are South African and therefore one would expect you to know what failed leadership experiments are. Your Country would be an ideal case study.
@@Honeybee897 lmao Kaunda was a leader of a failed state and if we actually look at his governance as Pres of Zambia we can see why. All the failed infrastructure projects and the political instability under his governance is why we should stop celebrating these people and move on. Sure my country is in a bit of spot, but we at least we have institutions that can mitigate the negative effect of an authoritarian former Pres while Zambia on the other hand... Well let's say the Chinese don't have fond things to say about you.
As a Zimbabwean, I thank you for this video. Keep up the good work.
As a contributing writer on this script, I want to say your comment has touched my heart. Thank you, and peace and prosperity to you and your family.
As a Master's student of international affairs, law and politics, I greatly enjoy your videos. I find them to be immensely informative and without lack of important details. Your contribution is greatly appreciated, especially since African history and politics is probably a blind spot for most of us non-Africans. Thank you!
@Atlas aït Amazal Yes, I specialised in international law.
“You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain”
I'm seeing a repeating pattern of "Country is liberated from colonial rule, flourishes for a bit, then loses its progress after a self-inflicted decline."
And also led by far-left revolutionary ideologues.
And/or far-right ideologies
@@sahilhossain8204mostly because of the sanctions
An old saying (I believe from roman times) the opressed are made out the same clay as the opressors.
Meaning that they're both equal but also means that they make the same mistakes as what they usually fight against.
Sooo... He managed to turn a racist state into a racist state. Very impressive...
Noooo, that's not fair.
He took a successful racist state and turned it into a failure of a racist state.
Looks like a possible future for America ? HELL NO!
Scavengers everywhere, destroying cultures, subjugating indigenous population, looting & robbing ..with impunity.
@@MrNeosantana well succesful but only a few could reap the benefita when you think about it, and yes life expectancy and a better economy were a thing in the old system... but i would bet that the average citizen wouldn't have called it "succesful"
@@Nobody-zl3kk Would not have been very succsesfull on its own, it had large empires backing it.
If he died like 25 years or so ago, he would be remembered fondly. That happens to many an autocrat. Also, once he married his wife Grace, it was obvious she wore the pants in the family. That’s when all the corruption really started.
Edit: Btw, absolutely loving this channel.
Are you bitter kasi you wanted him to mary some indoaryan belt like a walrus with rape issues ,the simp apocalypse failed here boys move no aryan invasion will happen here ever.
He lost respect from a lot of people, infact in Botswana his name became a joke among younger generations aswell as Zimbabwean immigrants
Yet, in South Africa the ANC admired him. Says a lot about the ANC.
@@carinakotze1843 Mandela is rolling in his grave.
@@carinakotze1843 there used to be some of is earlyer speeches and interviews on youtube and i can see why people admired him. and yes.. he and the anc were basacally leninist/maoist/whatever.. obviously. why should they not admire him
A heads up: All interviews' sounds are on the right earbud of headphone users exclusively. Messes with the sound for people who only have a working left earbud. Other than that, a great video. I want to thank you for providing objective information, which is very hard to find on the matters of anything outside Western Europe and Anglo-America.
Audio export should be mono
Western European here, there's 0 objective information about the situation in our countries. In the last years there's been people charged for sharing objective, real, scientifically backed data.
I enjoy this channel too and I have nothing against your comment, just wanted to mention that if you think the media is objective about what's going on in Europe/North America that only means that you believed their lies.
I am from India ...now I know more about African politics than Indian politics ...thanks to this channel
I love how these videos don't try to take a side. Most stories of post-colonial Africa we learn in school give the impression of a clear bad guy and good guy. This video makes it seem like if Smith or Mugabe had simply solved the race issue then Zimbabwe's prosperity could have been ensured for all Zimbabweans. It's a great allegory for how sectarian politics works. Once Mugabe "defeated the white man" he just switched to attacking African tribal enemies. If Mugabe focused on investment in new economic sectors rather than just transferring agriculture from whites to blacks, the white farmers could have subsidized new sectors of the economy to the benefit of all Zimbabweans.
Mugabe simply proved that you can't build a happy & prosperous future on nothing more than hatred & revenge.
@@autodidact537 Yeah, you have to learn to turn that hate into exploitation. That's how you turn misery into prosperity, just ask Rome, China, Iran/Persia, the colonisers and just about every other empire until people kind of, sort of realised after WW2 we can have prosperity without being dickheads to eachother. But that was overshadowed by the cold war and these days it looks like corporations and greedy dictators like Putin have kicked us right back to where we were before we learned the lessons of the great wars.
During my childhood days, Zimbabweans were regarded as some of the most educated African. We'd be told how Zimbabweans had the best English and some of the best infrastructure. I always wanted to go there.
By the time I cleared highschool their currency was down, and magazines were full of Gucci Grace's shopping sprees in Europe (especially France since they didn't sanction them), and how she only wore french designer shoes because her feet were slim...
By the time he was ousted from power, Zimbabwe was no longer the gem that I grew up knowing.
It's a terrible fate when an entire population gives semi-divine powers to a mere fallible human being.
Robert Mugabe was no war hero, liberator or freedom fighter but an excellent opportunitist who got lucky and was good at manipulating people and situations. He was also good at maintaining personal power at the expense of literally evrything else. That same tactic would come to haunt him when he could no longer feed the Hyennas"Security Forces" who protected him when he destroyed a once vibrant full of potential economy
Just like ANC here in Southafrica
He wasnt at fore front at war but a strategist thats why those commanders like mujuru nd Tongo respected him
Frm a Zimbabwean and African native, your documentaries are very accurate and unbiased keep it up. You got my subs
From the looks of it its obvious you are not a native
@@shanewalkingdead8258 Wow that's some subtle racism if I've never seen any before
@Peruvian Potato you can say that again
Really well-reported. As a Zimbabwean, so few know about how someone so lauded for his eloquence and leadership, was nothing but an opprtunist who enriched himself and his cronies, and proved himself no better, and just as corrupt, as those whom he presumed to disdain in the west.
You are not zimbabwean not my problem bye.
@@shanewalkingdead8258 Just because he doesn't fit your world view on Mugabe means he's not actually Zimbabwean? Ok, put up and prove he isn't or shut up
Again, great content. Never fails.
Thank you for watching!
I just love the fact that TH-cam exists.
Where else could I find serious deep investigations of the history of Africa?
Certainly not on CNN ;p
Story of africa has not been told, if eva its told it is twisted, with platforms like TH-cam one gets to find out the truth
I swear this I better than a classroom 😅
It's really great to see the arrival of African channels on TH-cam as Africa develops. Excellent video!
I love your content. It is greatly illuminating. Keep it up, and ensure everyone understands the true story of our continent.
Much appreciated
From when I was a young child growing up in Nigeria in the 70s the leader we knew in Southern Rhodesia was the great Joshua Nkomo we read about him in school along with Kenneth Kaunda of Northern Rhodesia. Joshua Nkomo was Ndebele of Zulu blood. It’s a shame that he was not the first leader of independent Zimbabwe the trajectory of the Nation would have been different
This is amazing, my university doesn't offer any courses on African History and my high school's courses only went up to the early nineties in Africa... leaving Mugabe a hero. Thanks man, keep up the good work.
Mugabe is a classic example of a hero turned villain.
This channel has really insipired me to learn more about the history of Africa. Absolutely fantastic work!
These videos are beyond great. Well researched and well conceptualized. I'm waiting on the next video
Finally a video about Zimbabwe that is full of nuance! Thank you for making this.
Never though I, an Indian Brit, would be interested in this continent but you have made me.
communist sala
There's no such thing as "Indian brit"
@@MK-qb7nj lol there are Indian Brits they are British people who immigrated to India
that definitely has happened before
@@ComputerTechnic217 no
They are indian
Not British
@@MK-qb7nj British Indians are Indians who live in the UK
Indian British (or Indian Brit) people are British people who live in India
this isn't difficult to understand
if you're of indian descent and live in the UK, you're British Indian
if you're of british descent and live in India, you're Indian British (or Indian Brit)
This is why national leaders need term limits. From such a great start to such a despicable end
Great video KB I follow your work and I'm happy that you finally did a piece on my country Zimbabwe. Funny thing is that people are missing him now because the current leadership is only even more corrupt. We need a new Zimbabwe. The old war hero's must rest. It's time for the young visionaries to take Zimbabwe to the promised land. Out with the old, in with the new.
I was worried after such a long period with no uploads. Happy to see you keeping up the great content.
I commented on one of your first vids that you have the potential to get to the level of 'visual politik' and other such channels. I am so glad that you're pretty much there now and in such a short amount of time. Power ✊🏿
Visual politik is biassed. You really watch that? Visual politik is western side of the story. This channel is on another level.
Only recently discovered this channel and I absolutely love it, so fascinating
This channel is so good. Out of thousands of history channels on TH-cam all most all of them exclusively speak on western or eastern history. And the few ones that do are quite biased. Quite a shame.
That said this channel is amazing. I love it
Hi! Am really enjoying these videos so far. Really makes these countries come alive in a way that distinguishes them, rather than merely relegating them to the status of "places on a map." The history I always suspected was somewhere out there to be found... And here it is!
Thess countries are alive and moving
Another great video from you guys!!! Cannot wait for more from across the continent. Thank you all so much 🙏🏿🔥❤
Verry good summary about post war Zimbabwe. Thank you so much for The education. Its so hard to Come by unbiased african history
Hey, Im a Kenyan and bear a huge hatred towards Mugabe...mostly because he reminds me of our first two leaders, Moi and Jomo Kenyatta. I am also, however, a huge fan of ASOIAF( the books that inspired Game of Thrones) and when you began explaining how Mugabe started out as a freedom fighter and progressive president to his descent into tyranny, i could not help but think of King Aerys II and his descent into madness.
Professional, unbiased, informative and intelligible. Keep up the great work and bring the stories of Africa to us all
Bravo, never really thought of African politics or history until coming across this channel. It has given me such a large perspective on post colonial Africa.
You guys are doing an amazing job in providing a clear, understandable and mostly unbiased summary of extremely polarizing topics. Simply amazing, keep it up!
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Found your channel today... I've always loved African political history and the way you produce these short documentaries in an unbiased manner is amazing. We need more content like this in the main stream media.
After watching a few of your videos, I must say that the editing and overall production quality is superb. I never realized I would be so invested to learn about Africa!
Cheers from Sweden!
Such amazing and insightful story telling, keep up the good work! Love from Australia
Honestly again some brilliant content , this channel deserves the greatest of respect. Such a shame that both in Kenya and Zimbabwe the governments didn't recognise the efforts of immigrants only for the countries to go backwards as a result of these injustices imposed.
Kenya didn't kick out any immigrants, I think you mean Uganda
Uganda and Zimbabwe went backwards, because the people they replaced the immigrants with were just simply not good enough to maintain the same level of production the immigrants established.
An awesome video, that explained a big part of the history of that country. I always felt that, if Mugabe had died in 1985, he would probably be on a pantheon of great leaders. But like everyone, power, the ideia of being the law, has risen to his mind. And that is bad.
I hope I can see more videos like these.
Not even that is he retired after 2 terms he would still have good reputation he really did destroy his country
@Pim Massink In my ideal scenarion rhodesia and aparheid south africa would have won but we don't live in an ideal world anyway remember rhodesians never die
Great content like always. The amount of research you put in to produce high-quality content shows in the final product. Keep at it my friend, Africa needs people like you!
As a Zimbabwean i think you captured Mugabe well. Thank u for telling our Story. This is could serve as a Mugabe explainer to History students in Zim.
Music at the end made for a great ending. Music chosen adds great emotional depth to the story.
Had been waiting for your latest upload 🇿🇼🇿🇼
This is a quality channel, glad I’m seeing it.
I love your channel. I love history told this way. i love Africa, and wish so much that her different countries' leaders will care about her different citizens.
You know that book called Animal Farm by George Orwell. It is basic human nature explained. Go read it. Then you won't be surprised by political ideas that fail later on.
@Brother Opaque Exactly.
@@mrsoso5500 false it's about How Stalin became leader instead of Trotsky
@@NortheastIndiaindetails Either way it was spelling doom for the Russian people, Trotsky May have been a Menshevik initially but he still sided with Bolshevik terror tactics in the end. The gulags where already operational and he was just as fallible as Stalin. Trotsky did stand idly by while the Cheka committed the red terror.
@@hellsing507 don't forget if trotsky had taken over the USSR I think ww2 might have ended far differently. There is this idea that Leon Trotsky would be a clean leader if he took over the reality of the matter that isn't the case.
Brilliant channel, has taught me a lot
Was just watching some videos about him, thank u and nice channel 😊 I'm Ghanaian born in Italy and I'm learning new things thanks to u 😇
Awesome work, beautifully put together thank you very much
I like this channel because of its willingness to handle a lot of touchy topics in African politics. Mugabe had the chance to bow out as a hero but ended up being worse than the people he overthrew. For all the talk of his anti-colonization, its remarkable how he ended up owning a large amount of property in the UK of all places while posturing as an African hero. Unfortunately, the sanctions did a lot to colour African perceptions of his mismanagement of a previously thriving economy. I hope Zimbabweans will finally get up and get rid of that cancer called Zanu PF for once and for all.
Zimbabwean here, I did my primary at a private school, Sally Mugabe Primary. On Thursdays and Fridays but most Fridays before we went home our teacher would tell us how Robert and Sally met in detail. I miss those days😪
Clear, concise and to the point.
You are 100% wrong NewAfrica about the Matebeleland saga. I am a white Rhodesian farmer who occupied 3 farms in Bulawayo at that time. We started having farm killings and brutal robberies during that time and these people would come dressed in some white and brown uniform like. They would come during odd hours and reign havoc. I was attacked two different times on two of my farms. At first i thought it was Mugabe sending his people to destroy the farmers but after they kidnapped a few tourists who had visited, i began to have my doubts about my theory. The 5th brigade was introduced to curb the reign of these pathetic gang of hooligans which was labeled as Dissidents. I lost my close friend in 1982 to these hooligans after they killed him and raped his wife in-front of his children. It was the biggest terrorist atrocity i had ever witnessed. When the 5th brigade came, those dissidents, as they were called, went and joined the local high densities suburbs and pretended to be your ordinary citizens. When they were all exposed and being extracted from the community, it was being labeled by them as a massacre on the Ndebele people. Please do not mislead people. I have old videos of the atrocities caused by these dissidents before the 5th brigade were deployed, but no one talks about that.
Can you post the videos here?
Of course the blооdy coloniser complains...
The contradictions that make humans!
Mugabe killed his own people who'd fought for freedom alongside him. But the Oppressors-in-chief sided with him because it helped their interests.
Then, he turned on the oppressors, to their shock and ire and they 're-thought' him.
Meanwhile, Mandela was praised for his noble philosophy of non-violence and humanism. He dignified the cornered racist oppressors and wouldnt/didn't cripple their economic hold on his own people's necks. He was made a hero by all, especially surprisingly, by the Oppressors-in-chief. However, a few years after his death, his people are unhappy and 're-thinking' because their repentant old foes still have the economy, the land.
So while Zimbabweans would long for a Pacifist like Mandela, South Africans wouldn't mind a wild touch of Mugabe. Meanwhile, the Oppressors-in-chief would prefer two chairs: one for a Mugabe to crush his own and one for a Mandela to spare theirs.
We humans are the meaning of a lie.
Thanks for this wonderfully made video. Good pacing, good storytelling and easily understandable.
Love from Iceland.
I only recently found this channel when I wanted to learn about patrice lumumba but haven't been able to stop watching since. As a person who is very interested in African affairs I have to say that these videos are extremely well thought and informative without being biased.
Props to you and you just got a new subscriber!
Welcome aboard!
You continuously produce extremely high quality content and this website could be one of the leading websites for African news with millions of subscribers. I consider the presenter one of the most knowledgeable, eloquent, and leading experts on African issues. You should definitely focus on producing much more content and developing a strategy for becoming much more visible. I don't think you really know what you have here. There is a hunger for this quality of analysis regarding Africa. You can start by adding your name to these videos and getting your name out there in the press. I still don't know who you are because you say your name so quickly in your videos and you don't list it on your videos but you need to step into the light.
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@@NewAfrica yessss , great vision , one day at a time , always continue down the path. There will be challenges , that is the nature of life , but we grow by overcoming challenges. Africa is a beautiful beautiful continent, FULL of resources, and I feel the momentum building for Africa now. Information like this, will be a significant part of it !
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Couldn't agree more.
Very interesting video yet again, thanks!
Love your videos! This is a side of history I've always wanted to know more about. Thanks for the quality content.
So glad a stumbled across this channel, the quality of the videos is so high. It must take weeks to research, produce, and edit each video. Mad respect!
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This is probably the most accurate and best historical account in a nutshell of who Mugabe was. Excellent video. Mugabe was clinging to power after having lost a referendum to change the constitution which had weak amendments and it was a resounding No vote. This with all the problems before, food riots and a costly war in the DRC gave rise to an opposition voice that saw an opportunity, it must be noted the MDC was started in 1999 and in the elections of 2000 had huge support with some 47 Percent of the vote. And thus Mugabe's fists clinched ever tighter. Brilliant video here.
Glad I stumbled in here. I learned a lot.
Fascinating & well made piece. going to binge on a few of these til I’m sleepy.
I am completely impressed by the way you write script for your videos. Just beautifully written.
The first time I heard about the issue of Zimbabwean government forcibly taking over the white farmlands was through one of the finest cricketers that Zimbabwe ever produced. His name was Andy Flower and both him and Henry Olanga, a fine black cricketer, wore black armbands as a sign of protest during 2003 World Cup jointly hosted by Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa. Zimbabwe used to have a fine, fine cricket team (Predominantly white) till 2003 and then suddenly they disappeared from the world stage which prompted me to read more about what happened there. It's shocking. It's fair to say that the precipitous decline of their cricket team in general mirrored the declining power of the country itself.
It's a sad state of affairs. Mugabe embodies the adage 'You either die a hero or you live long enough to become a villain' perfectly. I hope that someday Zimbabwe invites all the white farmers back and truly learn from their mistakes. Botswana or Rwanda is a perfect example of how African countries can outshine everyone else if they truly put their will and resource resolutely behind that mission. South Africa these days is unfortunately increasingly going Zimbabwe way with the increasing spate of attacks on the white farmlands.
I must say that this channel has become one of my favourites. I am an avid reader and a history buff and this is one of the best platforms on TH-cam which covers not only just the history of the continent but contemporary issues as well. More power to you NewAfrica. Keep on producing such awesome content.
I was never learn about this in a channel of TV ..all the African countries suppose to televise their history in TV so that the younger generation like us to know our own problems
Very well researched for someone who is not a native of my beautiful nation! Kudos to you!
I'm loving this channel. African politics is fascinating.
I love your channel! Could you possibly do videos in the future that go into detail about Rhodesian or South African history prior to the 90s? I'm really curious how the White South African government was run.
Originally I'm from Venezuela but I my mum immigrated to Aruba (autonous state in the kingdom of the Netherlands) for work, I joined a few years later and I did my best at School and reached the VWO highschool level ( the smart kids school that all go to become lawyers, Doctors and Engineers) The school emphasis literature reading in 4 Languages; English, Dutch, Spanish, Papiamento . so one week the school invited writers to give a lecture in classes, one of the English ones was Petina Gappah from Zimbabwe, she told us about her background and upbringing and how it influences her work she even taught us a war song about fighting the government with smuggled guns from Yugoslavia. Somebody ask her about the violence against the white farmers and the expropriation of their lands, she said that most when that happens is because they were targeted; they didn't pay a bribe or did something to anger someone in government, and all the land that was expropriated ended up as property of government officials that had not interest in becoming "farmers" and just let people built Shacks in it to charge them "rent" , then I replied : the same thing is happening in Venezuela with Chavez Land reforms, people got land but they don't know what to do with it so they built a Shack and every morning go to city for work , and if you are landowner and don't want your land "expropriated" you have to wear a "red-shirt" and have friends in the government, After that she look at me an ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ which I reply ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ back at her
Another well put together and informative video👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This is my favourite channel please never stop educating us !
20:15 Can you imagine if the roles were reversed and a European leader today would say "They think because they are black they have a divine right to our resources. Not here. The black man is not indigenous to Europe. Europe is for Europeans"? The whole world would freak out.
@doogieAfro What wall?
@doogieAfro If you think that the conquest of territory is somehow unique to Europeans, you should read about Genghis Khan.
@@TheRobik81 I agree but do the modern-day people of Gengis Khan's country/land think they have a right to own ressources/parts of countries from other continents?
@@halleborelli1108 People of Mongolia? Probably no. Their descendants in Europe definitely yes. Though after 7 centuries they are so intermixed that you could say everyone in Europe has some gene traces of Mongolian ancestors. Sort of like Elizabeth Warren is an American Indian ;-) .
Thing is, can you really in good conscience take farms from white people who were born and worked on them for several generations, just because they are white and their ancestors came from Europe hundred and fifty or so years ago?
If yes, you can kick anyone from anywhere, given how peoples moved around the globe.
thats the current state of affairs in Europe,nothing to it hence#BLM
Here’s a story of rhodesia...
A land both rich and great...
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Your videos are awesome
I'm seriously learning so much about post-colonial Africa
Keep up the good work!
I love your content. Can't wait to watch this.