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Mugabe's body brought home to Zimbabwe, burial place still a mystery

Zimbabweans wait for the arrival of the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to the country. [Reuters]

The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but his final resting place remained a source of mystery amid a dispute between some family members and the government.

Mugabe, one of the last “Big Men” of African politics who ruled the southern African nation for 37 years until he was ousted by his own army in November 2017, died in a Singapore hospital five days ago.

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