News alert: Robert Mugabe, longtime leader of Zimbabwe, dies at 95

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News Alert Friday, September 6

Robert Mugabe, longtime leader of Zimbabwe, dies at 95

Mugabe was forced to resign from his position in 2017 after a 37-year rule was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations. His successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed Mugabe's death in a tweet Friday, mourning him as an "icon of liberation." He did not provide details.

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