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Robert Mugabe Part 3: Zimbabwe’s Tsunami

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The Effects of the Removal of Susan Chiangari on Zimbabwe

Susan Chiangari was an enormously popular figure in her own right, as well as a much loved first lady. She served as a constant reminder of the popularity that Mugabe's own first wife, Sally, enjoyed as mother of Zimbabwe. Susan drew an uncomfortable contrast with his much younger second bride, Grace. Ever since she and Mugabe married, more than a decade earlier, Zimbabweans have been struck by Grace's failure to live up to Sally's legacy.

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