Emily Mellgard co-authored this post. Emily is the Africa research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Robert Mugabe retains his grip on Zimbabwe for another five years. The swearing in c…

In the face of expulsion from the ZANU-PF and an impending impeachment vote, Mugabe is still refusing to relinquish power.

Robert Mugabe, who ruled over Zimbabwe for 37 years, died on September 6. His was an undeniably epic life of glaring contradictions. He was a passionate voice for the liberation of the Zimbabwean people from the injustice and humiliation of white minority rule, but a brutal oppressor when those same people sought to exercise political freedom.