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Robert Mugabe

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The Resume

    (February 21, 1924-September 6, 2019)
    Co-founded the Zimbabwe African National Union party
    Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (1980-1987)
    President of Zimbabwe (1987-2017); controversially declared winner of re-election bid (August 3, 2013)

Why he might be annoying:

    He attended a Catholic missionary school.
    He is a Marxist and wanted to turn Zimbabwe into a one-party state.
    He devastated the Zimbabwe economy in just a few years.
    Some Zimbabweans hate him even more than his predecessor Ian Douglas Smith.
    His policies were geared only for the short-term and for allowing his party to maintain power.
    He is racist and homophobic.
    He said that homosexuals were 'worse than pigs and dogs.'
    He had two children with his secretary while his first wife was dying of cancer.
    The government tightly controlled the media and prevented criticism of Mugabe or his government.
    He initiated a program of land redistribution that forcibly takes land away from white farmers and gives them to native Africans (2000).
    The seized land only went to Mugabe's friends and political cronies.
    His land redistribution program led to falls in agriculture production, food shortages and starvation. It resulted in deaths, violence, intimidation, and international condemnation.
    He is accused of stealing the election and harassing opposition parties (2002).
    His policies caused Zimbabwe to be suspended from the British Commonwealth for one year (2002).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is largely self-educated.
    He was detained by Rhodesian police for ten years (1964-1974).
    His forces helped bring an end to white minority-ruled Rhodesia.
    He expanded education and Zimbabwe now has a high literacy rate.
    He dropped his policies of Marxism-Leninism after the 1991 elections.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 105 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 45 Votes: 42.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 190 Votes: 51.58% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1383 Votes: 49.96% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 259 Votes: 76.83% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 40 Votes: 32.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 230 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 392 Votes: 80.61% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 639 Votes: 84.51% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 402 Votes: 70.65% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 471 Votes: 71.76% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 863 Votes: 80.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 359 Votes: 77.99% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 248 Votes: 72.18% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 330 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 457 Votes: 69.80% Annoying