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“This Man Lives Forever,” Priest – See Mugabe Burial Photos
28 September 2019
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Paul Nyathi|A priest asked God to take pity on Robert Mugabe as the family of the longtime Zimbabwean leader buried him Saturday at his rural home.

“This man lives forever,” declared the priest, to cries of approval. Mugabe died this month in Singapore at age 95 after leading the country for nearly four decades and being pushed into a shocking resignation as thousands danced in the streets. “I was ridiculed,” a relative said Mugabe told them

The coffin carrying the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen at during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A soldier stands next to a portrait of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A soldier stands next to a portrait of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
The coffin carrying the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
Grace Mugabe, widow of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe looks on during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
The coffin carrying the body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A vendor sells memorabilia outside former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometer north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
Grace Mugabe, widow of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, looks on during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
Grace Mugabe, widow of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during mass at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A van carrying the coffing of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday. Sept, 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A man covers himself with a cloth bearing the portrait of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometer north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A choral group performs at a mass for former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe ahead of his burial at his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A supporter of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen near the entrance to his rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometer north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
Neighbours wait to enter the rural home of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Zvimba, about 100 kilometer north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A van from a funeral parlor enters former President Robert Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
Neighbours negotiate for entrance at the former President Robert Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba, about 100 kilometers north west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. According to a family spokesperson Mugabe is expected to be buried at the residence after weeks of drama mystery and contention over his burial place.
A portrait of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen a bar in Zvimba about 100 kilometres north west of the capital Harare, Friday, Sept, 27, 2019. Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried on Saturday, a family spokesperson said Friday, after three weeks of drama over the former strongman’s final resting place.
The Zimbabwean flag flies at half mast at Kutama College, a school where former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe studied in his rural home in Zvimba about 100 kilometres north west of the capital Harare, Friday, Sept, 27, 2019. Zimbabwe’s former presient Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried on Saturday, a family spokesperson said Friday, after three weeks of drama over the former strongman’s final resting place.