Robert Mugabe’s remains to be exhumed, reburied at heroes' shrine
Africa
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Reuters
| May 25, 2021
A chief in Zimbabwe has ordered the exhumation and reburial of ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/africa/article/2001341930/foreign-leaders-supporters-bid-farewell-to-zimbabwes-mugabe">Robert Mugabe<'s remains at the national heroes' shrine in Harare after accusing the late leader's wife of breaking local custom by interring him at his rural home in 2019.
Mugabe, who was ousted in a coup that brought Emmerson Mnangagwa to power in November 2017, was buried at his village of Kutama after weeks of dispute with Mnangagwa's government over his final resting place.
A traditional chief in Zvimba district, which includes Kutama, said he had received a complaint from a Mugabe clan member over the manner of his burial.
After presiding over a village court last Thursday, Chief Zvimba on Monday issued a ruling that found Grace Mugabe guilty of breaking traditional norms by burying her husband in the courtyard of his home.
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