How Robert Mugabe killed one of Africa's richest economies Zimbabwe was once the bread basket of Africa. But it's been slammed by industrial mismanagement, food shortages, a collapsed currency and rampant corruption. Military leaders have seized control of the country in an apparent coup, deploying tanks in the capital city of Harare and placing 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. Mugabe has led the nation for nearly four decades, and is widely blamed for its economic collapse. Here's the story behind Zimbabwe's economic rise and fall: 1980s Mugabe was elected the first prime minister of a newly independent Zimbabwe in 1980 after spending years in prison for his politics. He was adored by many as a Nelson Mandela-style figure who would lead the country forward following decades of British and white-dominated rule. "He always had a populist stance, which meant he wanted to work in th...
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