Robert Mugabe, br Former Zimbabwe br President, Dead at 95 President Emmerson Mnangagwa br annoucned the death of the divisive br first prime minister of the country via Twitter. Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe President Mugabe once famously br proclaimed that "only God" br could oust him br from office. He was deposed br by a coup in 2017. After leading a successful guerrilla war br against the white-minority government br in 1980, Mugabe was initially hailed as br a hero by the people of Zimbabwe. His legacy came to be marked br by shady elections, corruption, br violence and human rights violations. Having led Zimbabwe br for 37 years, Mugabe was br rarely seen after he was deposed.