Zimbabwe: The Rise and Fall of Grace Mugabe

Harare — WHEN President Robert Mugabe exchanged nuptials with Grace Marufu amid pomp and fanfare in August 1996, few would have guessed that she would after two decades make such a dramatic impact on the country's political landscape.

Just a typist at the Office of the President and Cabinet, Grace married Mugabe in an extravagant ceremony, making her the country's First Lady. In recent years, her influence had risen as she had become the power behind the throne.

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