Robert Mugabe - Freedom Fighter or Mad Tyrant? Documentary
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Respect mate
Freedom Fighter !
Whatever your views on Mugabe,
Zimbabwean music is great ! It had amazing musicians like Oliver Mtukudzi and Jonas Ngwagwa.
What a talent.
i like this man. just for clarification the 5th brigade is also known as gUKURAHUNDI it was more like an additional name than just a renaming. love the video and it shows you did your research
You didn't do your homework on on Land reform.
Britain is 100% at fault and they refused to honor the Lancaster House agreement. Mugabe gave them more than enough time to do their part but they refused to cooperate.
There so many issues with your statements, the crazy inflations only occurred after the Sanctions.
You really need to do some research and redo the entire video.
Was in Zimbabwe in 2019. Whatever the politics or the sad history, it remains my favourite place on earth.
I only wish I could spend more time there as the people are the most friendly and welcoming and the landscape sublime.
The plight of many Zimbabweans today is sad to see.
It all could've turned out so differently.
As for Mugabe he turned himself into what twisted him.
were those the same people who ran white farmers off their own land because racisms, or were those people different-like?
@@bollockjohnson6156 Whose ancestors stole the land in the first place?
@@angusyates828 so if their ancestors stole the land why should THEY pay the price?
@@bollockjohnson6156 Well apparently they did themselves no favours with their racism which lasted long after independence.
But not all were racist and refused to share the land or mix with the majority. I feel sorry for them.
@@bollockjohnson6156 Situation not so different in Australia. I'd go 'back' to Europe if I could.
Stellar documentary. Spotted only one error: Zimbabwe was suspended and not expelled from the Commonwealth in 2002. Zimbabwe itself left the Commonwealth the following year.
Zimbabwe opted out of the Commonwealth after they tried to use that platform to lecture Zimbabweans.
There are many errors
WOW!!! As a Zimbabwean this is amazing.
He was both, like so many dictators.
First a passionate freedom fighter, then a mad tyrant corrupted by power.
Exactly but I think he was embittered by his treatment by the Smith regime.
it happens every time
Term limits are needed for emerging democracies.
Go to hell, o know you all hated him, because his love for Africa ...which mde Europeans turned against him...rot in hell for you all haters, we loved him cause he was a true panafrican
*Mugabe The Geeat African Giant*
Only the West call him a dictator because he called them for what they were and stood in their way for so many years.
He may be gone but what he started, has grown into other African leaders.
“The trouble with Mugabe is that he was a star, but then the Sun came up.” - Nelson Mandela.
Please don't compare crazy Mugabe's to the sun of Africa Nelson Mandela
@firdoshvirjee3592 - What did Mandela achieve?🤣 A coward and sellout who dined with celebrities and his oppressors. White people still own most of the land while blacks are crammed in slums. Mugabe reversed colonialism completely
Zimbabwe’s destiny was greatness. It’s quite sad how all African leaders, are morally corrupted by power. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely!
More like India and Brazil part 2.
White leaders are also morally corrupt by power; learn your history.
Who supports them and gives them that "power"?
Oh shut up.
Western leaders are as well as corrupt and morally bankrupt.
I’ve often found these documentaries on Zimbabwe biased and shallow…but I really appreciate the work that went into this video …
I also have a problem with the same thing I think it would be better if Africans were to tell their own stories it would be authentic and raw!
@@hrhprincessfifymo9037 Check out a channel called NewAfrica.
the guy's pretty good.
@@ReySchultz121Thanks... I do watch it🙏🏽
yeah... most often mistold from a skewed woke bias. which doesn't help anyone.
True they even blame Mugabe for violating the Lancaster House agreement it's not true! if you read the document its them the British & the Americans that violated the agreement, & sanctioned Mugabe after, but they won't even mention the sanctions either they just say Mugabe failed, what about ZIDERA which affected Zim after the War in DRC & the Land Reform which happened in the early 2000s?
AS A ZIMBABWEAN I'M SO EMOTIONAL WATCHING THIS, I TAKE A FEW BREAKS
What can you tell us about this 🤔 what would say Mugabe was??
@@Jezze-rc6yv To be frank Mugabe was like a coin. He had 2 sides one the good one and the other one the bad one.
“He compared himself to Hitler”
@@Nyatsimba_Mutota good to Shona people Ndebeles never tasted goodness of this man.
@@Jezze-rc6yvHe was a good leader, but went against the law. He totally ignored more than a dozen of court rulings and surely believed that law couldn't become his barrier in his movements. I quote a statement when he once said, "the country can't be ruled by pen and paper" stating that the ruling party had to go into war to win over colonization, so it's merely impossible for someone of my generation to speak against a man driven with such strong motives, unless i have to ignore history which tends to be a weakness and making oneself vulnerable to colonizers that you can't deny they do exist and still in play, to conclude he played it better but surely not best.
He was a freedom fighter who, regrettably, turned into a dictator, in my opinion. It is very tragic that even if these leaders have noble intentions, they ultimately restore the corrupt and morally corrupt system that they battled to eradicate.
Both Nkomo and Mugabe were terrorists first and foremost.
It's sadly very text book
@@Sabundy As textbook as African leaders are labeled 'mad tyrant dictators ' when they turn against the erstwhile imperialist masters.
@@dingahaban2288 I agree with you. A lot of leaders are not those things. It's a lot like the "terrorist"label. Which is automatically applied to anyone or group that opposes the West. So I understand what you are saying. And look.....I'm not saying that Zimbabwe didn't need to address a whole bunch of issues. Especially those related to the effect of the colonial past. And certainly without question the West's sanctions were and are hypocrisy. But there are valid issues to criticise Mugabe on. Specifically his human rights abuses, and anti democracy actions. He could have chosen to do certain things differently and better than what he did.
He was always a terrorist and was imposed in power by a collusion of the West ( namely US, UK and..... South Africa !!) the UNO, China and USSR , the latter supplying the weapons for his murdering of his own black people, first to gain power through intimidation and afterwards to keep it. He was atrocious and was supported ( donations ) by the West til well into the 2000's.
Rhodesia, what you call the colonialist past, was a paradise for both blacks and whites, in spite of 15 years of international economic sanctions.
I am Cuban, not a Rhodesian by the way.
This is a difficult question to answer. If you're white Zimbabwean, there's a very high chance that you despise him. If you support the opposition party, you'll most certainly dislike him intensely. If you support ZANU PF, you will see him as an outright hero and the only African leader to have ever reversed colonial injustices.
I live in South Africa. If you could see the tragic migration of black Zimbabweans to this country, your question would be answered.
It’s been a nightmare for all races.
@@gillstraker1994 so flippin true my brethren
A true African hero
@@chanylove The most heroic thing he did is his death
he might hv contributed to freeing Zim from colonial rule but his rule was nothing bt tyranny
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Beautifully said
It overlooks how Mugabe, like so many other leaders (Gadaffi, Noriega, etc.), were put in place by western intelligence agencies, just as they are today, so that the banking/corporate elites can exploit the natural resources in their country. The same agencies keep the countries destabilized by supplying weapons/training to groups, and using their own "private" mil operators and "medical" teams which support the genocide of the population. They have done the same thing throughout Africa, South America, the Middle East, Asia & countries like Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, etc. Meanwhile, the same western governments engage in the same/similar tactics to destabilize (and eradicate) their own populations.
Agreed 💯
Such a conceited comment laced with racism and hypocrisy. If Mugabe is to be blamed at all it is for been too soft on those settlers during the war of liberation. Those colonialists should thank their lucky stars that they didn't have to contend with the likes of a China or Vietnam as opponents.
Tell him to leave Africans alone. I thought we are animals according to you?
Why do whites seem obsessed with animals then? If you are humans who don't you go spend time making videos about pink nations?
Go away from africa
As the old adage goes "however good a dancer you are you must know when to leave the stage, when you over do it, you spoil the whole thing".
An unbiased documentary, well made it doesn't say who was good or bad. It gives you the history and it's to you the viewer to make your own Judgement.
It's also because it's not that easy. In my eyes, Mugabe is the big devil. Whole Nkomo and Smith were on the right side. Smith didn't want apartheid but he didn't want a Rhodesians genocide as well. That's why Rhodesia was a middle-ground. Not really Apartheid nor black corruption.
WELL SAID BRO
It is not unbiased.
According to what whites did to Africa, it's bias to not find devil. Whites are evil of all evils in Africa. Imagine taking Africans into slavery.
Very true
I lived there for 2 years in 1990, I was 12, Loved it, what a great country to grow up in. Very different from the UK, where I was from. Sadly, my dad's posting there was only for 2 years. But just after we left, I think that's when things started to go downhill. Such a shame. I will always remember Zimbabwe. Lovely people, both white and black Zimbabweans!!!
He snuffed out one of the few candlelights of hope for the whole of Africa... and now the region is further cast into hopeless abyss by the day.
I listen to these to fall asleep, but then it becomes so interesting that I can't sleep.
Somnus
As a Zimbabwean i do really want to say thank you for covering this story in great detail ...but of all the research that you did im surprised to see that throughout the video you did not show even one picture of Zimbabwe...This country you are showing im sure its in west Africa or somewhere there ...
All the pictures of Smith and Nkomo where in Zimbabwe
@@Priapus212 but the video footage is misleading.
yeah these videos are not from zimbabwe
@@qndaytodd What in the world due you mean. The pictures are from Zimbabwe. Where in West Africa do they have this topography. This is savannah dry land in the pictures and the images are all from Zimbabwe.
@@jaycee9752 l said the videos ain't from Zim
Thank you so much!!!! I have been waiting on this one for years!
This is very nicely narrated, your narration is so easy to follow, I've repeated it 5 times now....well for the fact that he held on to power irrespective of economic decline,he was a mad tyrant but he was also one of the best leaders in Africa, but they all fall into corruption somehow
He screws up a whole country and he is one of the best leaders? Wow, just wow. No wonder Africa is where it is
What you call corruption he would call “ avoiding European assassins “
The British protected him all the way through the run up to the election.
My dear, it is concerning that you thought this was nicely narrated when from the inflection of this person's tone I pick up nothing but bias and ignorance. Were we listening to the same documentary? After you said that, you claim he was a great leader... The irony
👏🏾 I have to give you props, you sir did a superb job and your pronunciations were on point 👌
Chimurenga 1 & 2 were the Bush Wars the first was done during the colonial process the second was done when Mugabe was taking regime, though mostly he was behind bars, Being in prison saved him from death in the battles, he used the prison time to study future strategies, he was 11 steps ahead in a chess move.
I always question why is it cslled chimurenga 1 it happened in matebeland region by ndebeles but why give it shona name
@@nkiwaneleeroy9575 it happened both in matebeleland and mashonaland as well, the Shonas were led by Nehanda and Kaguvi and I believe it was Dhliwayo who led the ndebeles side....but yea they were all fighting against a common foe
@@nkiwaneleeroy9575 as answered already it was fought on both fronts by the Ndebeles and the Shona's. However, just to add. The First Chimurenga is what is known as the Second Matabele War also known as Umvukela fought between 1896-1897
11 steps ahead of who ??? He was a twisted coward who murdered his own people !
Only because of the MI5 and CIA leaking intell to him.
Very good documentary. It would appear that his early intentions were good, but got sidetracked by greed and power thus becoming a monster rather than a hero.
Don't agree. Freecself from mental slavery and reflect
Got bamboozled by the ex colonizers.....they sanctioned Zimbabwe for wanting to return lands to the rightful owners
@@lorenzowere9433 Maybe read the terms of the sanctions. The people in power and the state have sanctions imposed on them but private companies and individuals dont. He was nothing but a mass murderer who was very bright and able to convince people like that nothing was his fault. The sanctions also have nothing to do with the land grab.
@@watkinsrorysanctions are economic warfare. They also don't work. Maybe you didn't notice but Mugabe died of old age still being the President of Zimbabwe. And he continued to lead a rich life at the expense of most Zimbabweans. For that matter last time I checked the ZANU PF is still in power. So what exactly did the sanctions do? They may not target individuals but they do affect the overall economy.....and that affects the average person. Especially the poor. There are many well documented cases where Western sanctions (Only the West does it) caused hardship or even death among the population of some sanctioned countries.
Furthermore, sanctions have been used......very hypocritically.....by the West as punishment against any country that steps out of line (while they never sanction themselves for the same behaviour). It should not be up to the self appointed moral high ground (which the West is. 100% self appointed. Not earned through deed and action) to determine the path of other countries. If the people of Zimbabwe don't want the ZANU PF in power then it's up to them to get rid of them one way or another.
He was indeed a freedom fighter and also selfish with power which made him a tyrant in the end.
I travelled to Zimbabwe in 2000 just as the farm grabs were initiated a very tense time but I loved the Zimbabweans and the country is truly ravishing. So sorry for the political intractability. The country deserves better.
Which would've happened if Nkomo had gotten in.
How can you grab what is yours from a foreigner who came and violently stole it from you?
Hum..."Farm Grabs" of STOLEN LANDS BY CRIMINALS!!!...Its Called RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY!!!
The country got exactly what they deserved for supporting the man
Absolute power always (and everywhere) corrupts absolutely.
As Zimbabwean it's so emotional
Mugabe is a product of the times he lived in. He grew up dirt poor in a time when he was treated as a second class citizen. Things that we in Africa take for granted today like getting an education and joining the workforce thereafter were almost utopian for him in his time before independence. And even if you did get an education, opportunities were limited to the kind of work you could do.
He had to fight for his beliefs and was jailed/frustrated for doing so. Imagine being jailed today for simply joining a political party that believes everyone should have a fair shot in life.
He actually had to start an armed struggle to achieve universal suffrage in Zimbabwe.
Majority of people who grew up and came to power in the same circumstances especially just after the post colonial period ended up dictators in Africa and also Asia.
Having said that, I can understand why he ended up the way he did. But it still doesnt justify what he later did to Zimbabwe
Africans in Rhodesia were far better off than in any other sub-saharan country, ESPECIALLY in regards to education
It’s not Mugabe who started the armed struggle please.
The pictures you are showing is not Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Who started what or he joined. History is history don't try to doctor it.
Mugabe did not start the armed struggle please. He joined the armed struggle very late. I am a living witness please don’t distort history.
A well balanced reflection and summary. The narrator's pronunciation of names and local sayings was unusually accurate. The last few lines of the video summed it up - 40 years eaten by the locust.
As someone else has said, things move in Zimbabwe but nothing changes
What a sad situation for the people.
we are happy in Zimbabwe no sad situation here.
In Zimbabwe we have our struggles but thank God we black people we felt empowered. Sadly others who don't have same problem we face they too face a different story. My brothers in South Africa the richest country in Africa they are the poorest. In South Africa the roads are nice but our brothers they don't have cars, nice housing but they live in shacks. Would you say South Africa is Rich? Yes but not for black people.
I am an African but, not a Zimbabwean.
Having read many of his quotes, I remember Robert Mugabe as a humorous person.
His country men and women may view him differently, because of their experiences.
His Quotes are second to none!!!!!!! 🔥
Why not presenting also Western leaders who destroyed many foreign nations?
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@@user-zm5zh1eh7b chill Jesus Christ!! 🙄 " Why such defensiveness?
This information is so valuable, thank you for posting the video!
I lived there for most of my life, and I can asure you, life was great for everyone there wasnt huge wealth or poverty, it was well run, fair, and very succesful, and whereever you go around the world,
Zimbabweans are friendly, and hard working. And that goes for ALL ZImbabweans
It was never going to end well. Zimbabwe was set up for failure at Lancaster. How can the same people responsible for slavery, colonialism and aparthied be the ones mediating negotiations? The freedom fighters consulted traditional leaders and ancestors for direction to engage in a successful liberation struggle but forgot all that to accept a fake independence after all the hard fighting.
True and they were also asleep as their own leadership was taken over by thugs.
It's called being naive and gullible
tanzania mozambique and zambia were now being strained by war in Zim. their economies were in the depths of a recession and they could not afford to support Zim. It was wise to accept what was being offered on the table finally they took over land from the whites
I nearly choked laughing at your ignorant comment
@@charananekibalijaun8837 which means you haven't got a clue
This is awesome work my Guy, excellent.
Thanks much. I love your videos. I'm intrigued by history and started watching the videos on Hitler and the Nazis, subscribed and here I am watching another excellent vid. When are you gonna do a video on jamaican history?
Bittaz the artiste from Jamaica rest in high value Mugabe you have done well African leaders is finally waking up Mugabe lives
Very Informative. But most of the pictures and videos in this documentary are not from & of Zimbabwe. Sad.
I find this period of time in Africa so interesting. I can't think of one country that came out of colonialism successfully. Inspite being incredibly rich land. The most valuable land on the planet. It's seems like the more value the land has the worst the country does. I can't understand why.
I would Say Botswana
although it's not 1st world
I would say it is one of the only African countries that came out success after independence
with their economy constantly growing
I'd recommend learning more about Botswanas story
I think there's a TH-cam video on Botswana
Bad governance is definitely a huge factor, but there are a few exceptions. Another big one is that colonial countries were set up to extract resources via multinationals which resulted in a huge share of revenue not being realized by the state locally. Botswana, a good example of exception to this rule, discovered diamonds after their independence and good governance through state-owned enterprise enabled impressive revenue to build its economy and society.
If you cant notice Zimbabwe is being used as bad example by the West stay away from politics. I applaud Zimbabweans for taking what belongs to them. Its a revolution and its doesn't bear fruits on the same day. All revolutions are tough and painful but they are a step ahead many African countries that are still ruled by the Whits
@@bat3153 Racism, like you display against white people today, was probably the reason for racism in colonial times. "No, no, it was the whites" you'd say. Do you see the stupidity of racism? Well, from your original comment, I seriously doubt your ability to think beyond the colour of people's skin. "The White Man owes me", is probably all that happens in your reasoning.
@@bat3153 very true truer words
They are called dictators who do not agree with the west. Africa is our business.
Amazing documentary. Well narrated
The most important factor being the acquisition of land. If transformation is to take place, those who will use their land profitably will obviously benefit themselves and the country at large.Perhaps this period of non activity in the farms cleans off the farms from the excessive use of chemicals and ushers a new Zimbabwe of organic products. We shall not despair but remain resolute that Zimbabwe’s recovery will benefit Zimbabweans be it black or White which for me is a huge success.
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Well said.
I wish your country good luck.
Greetings from Greenland.
I thought you guys are already successful I mean you guys are now trillionaires right ? 😂
The countries backwardness is credited to most eternal factors especially the unjustifiable sanctions levied on a newly independent country. Honestly speaking, any nationalist will justifiably return the lands to indigenous settlers. Its better to suffer now than cheaply selling the continent to our slave masters.
Listen to Bob Marley's "Zimbabwe"
When Marley actually performed the song in Zim for independence, Muggles ordered his goons to tear gas the crowd at the concert. Didn't like rastas apparently. Things went down hill from there
A beautifully articulated documentary. My personal take: Robert Mugabe, a visionary and great son of Africa who achieved independence for his people then morphed into a greedy, narcisstic tyrant and oppressor against them in the end. His achievements cannot be invalidated but neither can it be extricated from the twisted political monster he had become. Sadly, this is so true of too many African sons. But the few that have served their people are giants by comparison. Unfortunately Mugabe is not one of them.
This channel and its content is very refreshing, thank you!
Kudos and sincere gratitude to all for the incredible videos you do. And special kudos to whomever chose the worst photo of Ian Smith they could find!
A cautionary tale
This was one of the most truthful and unbiased documentary I have ever watched. Thank you so much for the great work
I think we will have to wait another 200 years before historians are allowed to properly tell Mugabe's story. For the people of Zim, his horrible legacy continues to affect them, and their desire for an undoing of what happened is pretty strong. It's important not to be disingenuous when talking about voices that unfortunately can't speak because they're banned everywhere (and they're not even white). I am not blaming this channel; it's just retelling the narrative that was plastered everywhere at the time, and is a good case study on how murky the waters of recent history can be, especially as you get closer to the present.
Good points. But the problem with Zimbabwe is that it has such a messed up past ....as so many African countries do.....that it can be difficult to know what the solution is. How does the legacy of colonialism and the white minority rule be addressed and fixed while also addressing and fixing the damage Mugabe did ? How do you please everyone?
No need to wait 200 years for historians and society to recognise him as having been a corrupt lunatic who was allowed to abuse his position for the sake of personal advantage
Mugabe became such an evil man, especially after he married grace.
It has always been my childhood dream to someday become a mad tyrant.
same here! must be fun as long as it lasts.
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Join the line, apparently its a dream for many....Xi, Putin, Trudeau, Ardern the list is growing...I would add Biden but he forgot it was his dream and not his handlers. A good start would be to sign up with the WEF, Herr Klaus has an excellent training program.
Be careful what you wish for. There is a video about Somalia and some soldiers capturing an opposing warlord. It was so bad I couldn't watch it.
@@CoolPapaCash The thing is, he wished to be the warlord capturing his opponent, like in winning, purely hypothetical of course.
I would like the hear this story from a Zimbabweans prospective. 🇯🇲
Its complicated. It all depends if you are white, Shona or Matabele. To the Shona he is mostly considered a hero. To the rest mostly a tyrant.
@@watkinsrory I didn't know about these different groups before now.
@@watkinsrory thank you for that, I will do a further research on into this.
@@craigemcmillan1927 Most of the African countries have a number of tribes and often they are not the best of buddies. Rwanda ( and Zimbabwe to a lesser extent) is a prime example how out of hand it can get. The matabele or ndebele are descendants of the Zulus in South Africa and settled in Southern parts of Zimbabwe around the 1830s so are not truly indigenous to the region. The Shona had already settled there and they have been at loggerheads since.
Me too
Freedom fighter that stayed in power long enough to become the villain.
@@ursamajor6347 Noone can rule for 40 years and expect to be the regarded as a hero at the end of it
Fascinating stuff. My grandfather is English he grew up in southern Rhodesia and had children there he moved his family to America in 1965. His grandfather thomas rudland was there with the pioneer column in 1890 for the founding of Rhodesia
😅 ft
Your grandfather was a pirate,. Wellwe cannot held for the sins of our fathers.
Before candles what did Zimbabwe use for lighting? Electricity.
I love that joke 😂😂
What did Europeans use before candles? Fired sticks.
Your mama
White lies stolen legacy n such ...
Ah
Watch for an almost identical documentary on the South African situation in the near future. What is astonishing to me is the fact that people remain unable to learn from their mistakes. So incredibly sad....
Very well explained. Thank you!
Excellent channel. I have subscribed.
I think he tarnished his image as an 'African Freedom Fighter' so bad by his later actions that he is now mostly known as a dictator and tyrant for having committed genocide on his own people and basically destroying Zimbabwe, which is still a poor and impoverished nation to this day because of him!
Yes, because he didn’t give our land to the whites , I agree with you dear, enjoy your misery.
Dictatorship because it don’t let Zimbabwe to be in the hand of white…
He has always been known by the enemies as a dictator. But he is known as hero to sensible Africans.
Only the west think of him as a dictator.We still love him for fighting to get our economic freedom and land.What a legend.
@@mrdadar2594You're entitled to your opinion, but I often see that, people mistaking criticism of character with criticism of color of skin.
I kind of live by what MLK said, "a man should be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin."
Mugabi started off with good intentions, but he turned bad along the way-power corrupts some people.
Personally i believe Robert Mugabe was a freedom fighter who became a tyrant . He loathed british colonialism and saw the settlers as a symbol of colonialism and expelled them the sanctions crippled his state and the only way to stay in power was less than suitable for the people
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Anyone who can call Tony Blair a 'bedeviled child' deserves applause.
I agree.
That could be a good Segway into a documentary about Tony Blair. It would truly be a click-bait title.
Funny thing is Blair and Mugabe were cut from the same cloth. Both evil men.
There are always 2 sides of the story. Mugabe was an absolute tyrant to those perceived him as such and to some he remained a hero until his death time. For me Robert had so many facets, the tyrannical attributes were outstanding and the hero attributes also were visible. In comparison Mugabe was much of a level headed as compared to his successor Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa is still Mugabe right hand man and I don't see any heroism in them. only those who benefit from their corruption see them as heroes,
You can literally describe hitler in this way. He was a hero for the fanatical racists. Thats not a good attribute lmao
Thats like praising the guy that robbed you blind because he beat up the guy holding you hostage.
@@ambushbob5383 unlike most of you trying to be politically correct on this issue, i am a Zimbabwean living in Zimbabwe, i hold first hand experience of what it ws like surviving in Zimbabwe under the Mugabe regime and what is like now surviving here under Mnangagwa
Mugabe is a Hero
You can say both. He lived as a freedom fighter but sadly died as a mad tyrant.
90% of pictures & videos used are not Zimbabwe
4:25 you Say, University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, but your visual is that of Table Mountain, in Capetown, Western Cape....
That is the same as speaking about Chicago, but showing Images of the Golden Gate Bridge
He was like all politicians and maybe he went a little bit far. Politicians are the cause of many so called problems globally
maybe??? a little bit??? he single-handedly destroyed the country and its economy. not to mention the genocide of 10s of thousands of people in matabeleland
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.
If you agree that Winston Churchill only ever carried out necessary atrocities in his life, then this Mugabe question is pointless.
I love reading about Robert Mugabe!
Love the narrator 👌🏼💯👌🏼 He sounds like “THOUGHTY2”…❗️❗️❗️😁
Check your ears
I enjoy people's profile documentaries, However this one was poorly done. You could have done better had you roped in local journalists. Most of the pictures and video clips used are not from Zimbabwe
Mugabe was the most talented and gifted person. Education changed his life and the life of Black Zimbabwean. Though white colonialism did not acknowledged his legacies, Mugabe was a hero.
Indeed Ghana is Africa ❤
Went to Zimbabwe in 1989, 1990 and 1991. The changes were stark. Bulawayo was not too bad, but Harare was dreadful. The infrastructure was still ok, but decaying rapidly. Went to Zambia in 91 and that was much worse than Zims, but I now believe things in Zambia have improved while Zims is now much worse. A once beautiful country totally wrecked by a fanatical communist tyrant.
I live in Zimbabwe, not a fan of Mugabe either, however I encourage you to visit the country now before making statements based on your assessment from 30 years ago.
Mugabe communist? you are dim my friend
@@ncubesays fair comment.
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Let's remember the fact that Zimbabwe's high educational standards were actually due to Mugabe's policies after independence. In 1980, only 5% of black Zimbabweans had access to comprehensive education from the govt. That changed with the drive to build schools and train teachers in the 1980s leading to high literacy rates from the 1990s. I'm heavily critical of his policies from the 2000s onwards which led the country to an economic crisis. However, Zimbabwe still exports its education system expertise to other African countries, Rwanda being a good example.
So sad that this happens. The people there are so friendly
Started off as a good freedom fighter ended off as a mad tyrant because of power.
Ultimate power corrupts.
A interesting person well presented show.
Mugabe's initial strategy was to simply educate the masses and have a brilliant middleclass. And he almost pulled it off within just a generation. Then impatient war veterans kept giving mugabe demands. Then they ended up nationalising everything. But of course you can't do that effectively when you've got cats who are demanding rewards. Anyhow at least he created a culture that puts education first like the academic that he was. We'll give him that. So as soon as there's change of policy there's a very good chance at recovery. Or at least before we run out of productive age people.
Great narrative. My addition here is that a lot of people misunderstand Mugabe's intentions. While he disliked whites' treatment of blacks as they preferred the owner/servant attitude, he also admired their work ethos. When he sent people to school he wanted them to learn the British standards and work for themselves to develop and live in comfort but instead they preferred to live in comfort without working for it, hence all the corruption that took off. To the end he thought he would remedy it by making changes, by pushing and urging but unfortunately he was labelled a dictator for his efforts. He wanted those resettled to produce as much or more than what the former owners did but inputs were stolen en route or sold by recipients, much to his frustrations. His mistake was to assume he had time to remedy all that. The conflict between the war veterans and the upcoming educated you mentioned was another act he tried to balance but couldn't contain.
@@rasmatopos I would also say that the war veterans and the educated ended on 50/50.
until lions learn how to write, the glory will always go to the hunters
Please make a video on Sam Nujoma . The first president of Namibia 🇳🇦 . Founding father of the liberation struggle war winning army that involved Cuba , Namibia and Angola and South Africa 🇿🇦 and also at some point the Soviet union. People deserve to here this story of history. Not only about the war for freedom but also how many were killed by colonizers e.g THE HERERO / NAMA GENOCIDE SUFFERED UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION
How was that $10M golden parachute calculated? The new dispensation should've taxed it 100%.
So which was worse, Apartheid's Rhodesia or Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Is that a question any sane person should entertain?
@@Klopp2543 yep .. that said the only time ol bobby ever fed zimbabwe is when they laid his carcass in the earth
@@50TNCSA lies
@@Henry-bx2ee the famines after the farmers left fed Zimbabwe.... Ok
@@50TNCSA It was always food available just not a abundance. But things are getting better now, it was worth it, in order to get our independence
why you never mention that the gukurahundi was an operation to save the white farmers in Matebeleland
Don't cap you shonas never liked us
All the clips showing vehicles are not from zimbabwe. I wonder which country it was because in zimbabwe we drive on the left not the right
And we don’t have those yellow scooters.
Josiah Tongogara was a real fighter he is the one who implemented guerilla tactic him and Mujuru were the most feared commanders so Mugabe had to get rid of him as he was also scared of that top fighter though Tongogara never showed rebellious signs, its sad to people of Zimbabwe that Tongo had to die before living the life he fought for
After listening to the few minutes of this brilliant piece of history, you just know Europeans are just crazy ,mad logic " the segregation of the Africans in their own land by a minority of European colonials crazy " . The question I have to ask is how did they minority Europeans expect to keep millions of Africans in Africa on African land in a state of servitude and economic submission, crazy.
Like the cuckoo bird.... Africans are in unending trouble. Terrible.
Unfortunately they pulled it off and still dominate Africans using all manner of tricks
Good question
They wanted to pull the same trick they did in America and Australia. Very few remember the natives there anymore.
But they are so much better off now aren't they? I mean who needs all that economic success and a safe country if you can be oppressed and murdered by your fellow Africans instead of those crazy mad white people? Perhaps you should ask a 4 year old child who is starving to death how they are enjoying being free of the colonizing white men.
I think he was obsessed with power that lead to his downfall..
Great video! Robert Mugabe was a freedom fighter that same freedom that placed him in a position of power that he would not let go of. This is a textbook case of power and its effects if you ask me, I mean the state gave you another 10 million in addition to the funds Mr. Mugabe already had what more could you ask for. Meanwhile, the quality of life in your country is on a downward spiral and the economic condition is undermining, your earlier good efforts for the economy.
that is a very difficult question, cause he did alot of African empowerment and inspired Africans to stand against oppression
He was both......b8t what power usually does it goes straight to the Head and people turn for the
Brief but balanced comment - I concur. He was a hero and had some good ideologies - but got lost somewhere along the line and turned himself into the people's enemy. Sad...
It's weird. I think Robert Mugabe did so much good in his early years, but let his grip on power get to his head. He's probably one of the few world leaders to do so much good and bad during his lifetime.
A man of value!
Has anyone of these guys of these documentaries asked us Zimbabweans what we think about him.Was he a somewhat crooked leader yes. But the idea that he was a dictator is completely turned on it's head
Mugabe trashed Zimbabwe so bad, that the former Rhodesian Military Association canceled their plans to overthrow and recapture the country. There just wasn't enough support, and there was not enough infrastructure left that could be salvaged by such military action.
Bullshit.
There must be a special place in hell for people like Mugabe
As a young Zimbabwean I found this to be well researched and very insightful. Great work! Thanks!
Non Indigenous Zimbabwean
@@PanAfrikkkanism What made you get your panties in a twist?
@@PanAfrikkkanismstop the nativism
Every country in Africa, which is now run by the indigenous peoples, has been destroyed environmentally and financially, and now they are basket cases.
The only well run countries were Rhodesia and South Africa.
There are vast natural resources in Nigeria, South Africa, and Rhodesia.
But all of them are utterly contaminated with corruption, incompetence, and ignorance.
It's tragic.
Mugabe has to be baptized in the Mecca of Africanism, Ghana 🇬🇭 before moving to take on his call then. Wow! Ghana has been at it for a very long time. Amazing
Kwame Nkrumah didnt become a dictator either...