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Sarah Francesca Mugabe [1] (née Hayfron; 6 June 1931 – 27 January 1992) was the first wife of Robert Mugabe and the First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1987 until her death in 1992. [ 2 ] Early life
Sarah Francesca "Sally" Mugabe [3] (née Hayfron; born 6 June 1931 Gold Coast, Ghana, died 27 January 1992) first wife of Robert, First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 1992. Nhamodzenyika Mugabe (1963 – 1966) Robert's first son, born in Ghana to mother Sally, died three years later of malaria.
In January 1992, Mugabe's wife died. [272] In April 1995, Horizon magazine revealed that Mugabe had secretly been having an affair with his secretary Grace Marufu since 1987 and that she had borne him a son and a daughter. [273]
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After the death of Mugabe's first wife, Sally Hayfron, the couple were married in an extravagant Catholic mass titled the "Wedding of the Century" by the Zimbabwe press. [14] [15] At the time of their marriage, Grace Marufu was 31 and Robert Mugabe was 72 years old. Their second child, Robert Mugabe Jr, was born in the early 1990s. [16]
Mugabe died on Friday aged 95 in Singapore, where he had long received medical treatment. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who worked closely with Mugabe for decades before helping to oust him ...
Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace were notably absent, the official explanation being that the former president needed to rest. [132] [135] South African President Jacob Zuma was also absent, but was represented by his Telecommunications Minister, Siyabonga Cwele. [135] [136] Mnangagwa was sworn in by Chief Justice Luke Malaba. [132]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fell asleep at a graduation ceremony in his first public appearance since the country's military coup this week.