1. Robert Mugabe waged war against the Rhodesian government, led by Ian Smith.

2. Robert Mugabe was the first leader of independent Zimbabwe.

3. In the 1970s Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo formed an alliance against white minority rule.

4. Robert Mugabe earned an academic degree from Yale University.

5. Robert Mugabe’s birthday is celebrated annually on the same date as the anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence.

6. Robert Mugabe’s first wife, Sally, was from South Africa.

7. Robert Mugabe once wrote for Britannica.

8. Robert Mugabe fathered eight children.

9. Robert Mugabe’s father was a teacher.

10. Robert Mugabe’s middle name is Peter.