(born 1924), Zimbabwean statesman, prime minister 1980–7 and president since 1987; full name Robert Gabriel Mugabe. He became prime minister in Zimbabwe's first post-independence elections. In 1987 his party ZANU merged with ZAPU and Mugabe became executive president of a one-party state.
Definition of Mugabe, Robert in US English:
Mugabe, Robert
proper nounmo͞oˈɡäbē
(born 1924), Zimbabwean statesman; prime minister 1980–87 and president 1987–; full name Robert Gabriel Mugabe.