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Former Zimbabwean President Mugabe Buried at His Rural Home

The remains of former president Robert Mugabe have been buried in the courtyard of his rural homestead in Zvimba during a private ceremony. Mugabe's burial place had been a subject of contestation between the family and government, with the former insisting that his wishes were to be buried at his rural home while the latter wanted him buried at Heroes Acre.

Zimbabwe: Ex-President Mugabe Laid to Rest in Rural Home

DW, 28 September 2019

Zimbabwe's heroes have traditionally been buried at Harare's National Heroes Acre. But after much wrangling between the government and Robert Mugabe's family, the former leader has… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Shamed' Mugabe Made Choice to Be Buried in Zvimba - Family

New Zimbabwe, 29 September 2019

LATE former State President Robert Mugabe is the one who expressed a wish not to be buried at the National Heroes Acre, confiding in close family members that he had been… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe Gets His Final Wish - No Hero's Burial

DW, 28 September 2019

Zimbabwe's heroes have traditionally been buried at Harare's National Heroes Acre. But after much wrangling between the government and Robert Mugabe's family, the former leader was… Read more »

Idah Mhetu/New Zimbabwe

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe, all in black, with her sister Shuvai Gumbochuma, carrying red handbag, at the burial of Robert Mugabe in Zvimba.

Idah Mhetu/New Zimbabwe

Church members listen at the burial of Robert Mugabe.

Late Zimbabwean president Rober Mugabe's coffin awaiting burial in Zvimba.

Zimbabwe: Low Key Burial for Ex-President Mugabe

New Zimbabwe, 28 September 2019

LATE former President Robert Mugabe was Saturday set to be buried in his rural Zvimba homestead in a low key ceremony snubbed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, government and Zanu… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Burial Set for Today

The Herald, 28 September 2019

THE remains of former President Robert Mugabe are set to be interred at his Kutama Mission homestead in Zvimba today, where he will lie alongside his late mother, Bona, and… Read more »

InFocus

Mugabe Family Snubs Mausoleum, Takes Body for Village Burial

The family of the late former president Robert Mugabe will now bury him at his home village in Zvimba. Mugabe's burial place had been a subject of contestation between the family ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe Says Farewell to Mugabe at State Funeral

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Mugabe's Family Agrees to His Burial at National Heroes Acre

Late former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will be buried at a monument for national heroes in the capital, Harare, a family spokesman said, as the feud over the funeral appears ... Read more »
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