Robert Mugabe

===Illness, death and funeral: 2019===
Mugabe was unable to walk, according to Emmerson Mnangagwa in November 2018, and had been receiving treatment in Singapore for the previous two months.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46329242 | title= Ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe 'unable to walk' | publisher = BBC | access-date = 8 September 2019 | date = 24 November 2018 }}</ref> He was hospitalised there in April 2019, making the last of several trips to the country for medical treatment, as he had done late in his presidency and following his resignation.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49604152 | title= Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's strongman ex-president, dies aged 95
 | publisher = BBC | access-date = 8 September 2019 | date = 6 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Jason |last2=Smith |first2=David |date=6 September 2019 |title=Robert Mugabe: former Zimbabwean president dies aged 95 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/06/robert-mugabe-former-zimbabwean-president-dies-aged-95 |work=The Guardian |access-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906054505/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/06/robert-mugabe-former-zimbabwean-president-dies-aged-95 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 September 2019 |title=Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-mugabe/zimbabwes-former-president-robert-mugabe-dies-in-singapore-idUSKCN1VR0FZ |work=Reuters |access-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906053440/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-mugabe/zimbabwes-former-president-robert-mugabe-dies-in-singapore-idUSKCN1VR0FZ |archive-date=6 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He died at [[Gleneagles Hospital]] on 6 September 2019 at about 10:40&nbsp;am, aged 95 ([[Singapore Standard Time]]), according to a senior Zimbabwean diplomat.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ex-zimbabwe-leader-robert-mugabe-dies-at-95-bbc | title= Ex-Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe dies at 95 in Singapore | website = The Straits Times | access-date = 8 September 2019 | date = 6 September 2019 }}</ref> Although the [[cause of death]] was not officially disclosed,<ref name="cbsnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-mugabe-has-died-zimbabwes-founding-father-turned-strongman-dies-at-95-cause-of-death-unknown-2019-09-06/|title=Robert Mugabe has died; Zimbabwe's founding father turned strongman dies at 95 cause of death unknown|date=6 September 2019|publisher=CBS News|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> Mnangagwa, his successor, told ZANU–PF supporters in New York City that Mugabe had advanced cancer and his [[chemotherapy]] treatment had ceased to be effective.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mnangagwa Reveals Mugabe was Being Treated for Cancer Before his Death |url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/09/23/mnangagwa-reveals-mugabe-was-being-treated-for-cancer-before-his-death |website=Eyewitness News |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former President Mugabe cause of death revealed |url=https://www.herald.co.zw/former-president-mugabe-cause-of-death-revealed/ |website=The Herald |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>

On 11 September 2019, his body was flown back to the [[Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport|Harare airport]] in Zimbabwe,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/robert-mugabe-body-zimbabwe-leaves-singapore-casket-funeral-11893474|title=Mugabe's body leaves Singapore for burial in Zimbabwe|website=CNA|language=en|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-date=11 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911032903/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/robert-mugabe-body-zimbabwe-leaves-singapore-casket-funeral-11893474|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mugabes-body-expected-zimbabwe-burial-072247758.html|title=Mugabe's body expected in Zimbabwe, burial place still a mystery|date=11 September 2019 |publisher=Yahoo! News|language=en-SG|access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> where 1,000 had gathered to wait for the body and listen to a speech from Mnangagwa.<ref name="crowdsoba">{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/ed9ddbffc9e640a99e1dc2821f374838|title=Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis|first1=Andrew|last1=Meldrum|first2=Farai|last2=Mutsaka|work=Associated Press|date=11 September 2019|access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> Mugabe's body was then driven to the family residence in Borrowdale for a private [[Wake (ceremony)|wake]] attended by his friends and family, but not Mnangagwa.<ref name="crowdsoba" /> The [[Associated Press]] reported that no supporters had gathered along the procession route, but 500 mourners gathered in his birthplace of [[Zvimba]].<ref name="crowdsoba" /> On 13 September 2019, it was announced that the Mugabe family had accepted the Mnangagwa government's request to have Mugabe buried at [[National Heroes Acre (Zimbabwe)|Heroes Acre Cemetery]] and to have his burial be delayed for 30 days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/4ffa20cc022d459194b37fc1a850f1d2|title=Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried in 30 days, at new mausoleum|first=Andrew|last=Meldrum|work=Associated Press|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://home.bt.com/news/world-news/mugabe-burial-to-be-delayed-for-30-days-nephew-says-11364394522465|title=Mugabe burial to delayed for 30 days, nephew says|author=British Telecommunications PLC|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> The Mugabe family had initially rejected the government's burial plan and intended for him to be buried in Zvimba on either 16 or 17 September, a day later than the government's proposal.<ref name="crowdsoba" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/robert-mugabe-family-reject-government-burial-plans-zimbabwe|title=Robert Mugabe's family rejects government burial plans|first1=Nyasha|last1=Chingono|first2=Jason|last2=Burke|work=The Guardian|date=12 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.africanews.com/2019/09/13/govt-officials-family-fly-to-singapore-to-bring-mugabe-s-body-to-zimbabwe/|title=Family accepts to bury Mugabe at Zimbabwe Heroes' Acre|publisher=[[Africanews]]|date=13 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/robert-mugabe-buried-week-village-family-190912083607386.html|title=Robert Mugabe to be buried next week in his village: Family|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=12 September 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

On 14 September 2019, Mugabe's [[state funeral]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/15/pomp-thin-crowds-mixed-feelings-as-robert-mugabe-laid-to-rest|title=Pomp, thin crowds and mixed feelings as Robert Mugabe is buried|first=Jason|last=Burke|work=The Guardian|date=15 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/The-end-does-not-justify-the-means-say-Zimbabwean-bishops-as-Mugabe-s-funeral-takes-place|title='The end does not justify the means' say Zimbabwean bishops as Mugabe's funeral takes place|first=Cara|last=Bentley|publisher=Premier Christian Radio|date=14 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> which was also open to public attendance, was held at the [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]], with an aerial photo showing the 60,000 capacity stadium to be about a quarter full.<ref name="africaleadersfuneral">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49686131|title=Mugabe funeral: Leader's body kept in hometown after state funeral
|work=BBC News|date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> The funeral was attended by leaders and former leaders of various African countries, among them were Mnangagwa, [[Kenneth Kaunda]] of Zambia, [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] of Nigeria, [[Sam Nujoma]], [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] and [[Hage Geingob]] of Namibia, [[Joseph Kabila]] of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]], [[Uhuru Kenyatta]] of Kenya and [[Cyril Ramaphosa]] of South Africa.<ref name="africaleadersfuneral" />

On 26 September 2019, Nick Mangwana stated that Mugabe would be buried in his home town of Kutama "to respect the wishes of families of deceased heroes".<ref>{{cite news |title=Mugabe to be buried in home town after final twist in row |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49846340 |access-date=26 September 2019|work=BBC News |date=26 September 2019 }}</ref> The burial took place on 28 September in a courtyard of his family home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/28/africa/zimbabwe-robert-mugabe-buried-intl/index.html?no-st=1569797972|title=Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe buried in his hometown|date=28 September 2019|last1=Chingono|first1=Mark|last2=Adebayo|first2=Bukola|access-date=30 September 2019|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>