Ousted
former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has been honoured by the
new government of President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.
Former President Robert Mugabe and wife Grace
Former President Robert Mugabe’s birthday, Feb. 21, is now a public
holiday after the Zimbabwean Government gazetted it as Robert Gabriel
Mugabe National Youth Day, the state-controlled media reported on
Monday.
The designation of the day as a public holiday comes after the
government adopted the decision in August following intense lobbying by
the ruling ZANU-PF Youth League.
The day has been previously commemorated as the 21st February
Movement by the party in celebration of the principles and ideals of the
former president.
The party youths pushed for the birthday to be declared a holiday in recognition of Mugabe’s efforts in empowering the youths.
Mugabe resigned on Nov. 21 after military and public pressure, ending his 37-year rule.
-NAN
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