The Reign of Robert Mugabe

Mugabe's efforts to liberate Rhodesia from white rule received the backing of the United States and the United Kingdom.
Jack Kightlinger / Corbis

U.S. Support
Mugabe's democratic triumph in Zimbabwe was welcomed by the U.S. and Britain. After he became prime minister in 1980, Mugabe visited President Jimmy Carter in the White House.

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