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Zimbabwe's ex-president dies at 95

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Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, has died. He was 95.

After 37 years in power, he was ousted in a military coup in 2017.

He was known for expanding health care and education for the black majority in the country. However, according to the BBC, his later years were more marked with violent repression of his political opponents and the country's economic ruin.

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