Robert Mugabe became the leader of the newly named country of Zimbabwe in 1980. That year, the nation won its long fight against British colonialism. The formerly white-ruled Rhodesia and its new leader quickly became the pride of southern Africa. Its farm economy was so successful that it became known as the “breadbasket” of the area. But white people, who were 5% of the population, owned nearly 75% of agricultural land. In trying to solve this problem, a once well-respected Mugabe government changed. Over almost 40 years as its leader, Mugabe’s rule became widely considered corrupt and murderous. The former president died on Friday at the age of 95, two years after being forced to give up power. Amnesty International says that he left behind a non-removable “stain on his country’s human rights record.”
Title: The Legacy of Zimbabwean Leader Robert Mugabe
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/mug.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Legacy of Zimbabwean Leader Robert Mugabe' data-article-id='4112'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9500'>Robert Mugabe became the leader of the newly named country of Zimbabwe in 1980.</span> <span data-start-time='9500' data-end-time='17104'>That year, the nation won its long fight against British colonialism.</span> <span data-start-time='17104' data-end-time='26563'>The formerly white-ruled Rhodesia and its new leader quickly became the pride of southern Africa.</span> <span data-start-time='26563' data-end-time='35938'>Its farm economy was so successful that it became known as the “breadbasket” of the area.</span> <span data-start-time='35938' data-end-time='46375'>But white people, who were 5% of the population, owned nearly 75% of agricultural land.</span> <span data-start-time='46375' data-end-time='55000'>In trying to solve this problem, a once well-respected Mugabe government changed.</span> <span data-start-time='55000' data-end-time='65521'>Over almost 40 years as its leader, Mugabe’s rule became widely considered corrupt and murderous.</span> <span data-start-time='65521' data-end-time='76313'>The former president died on Friday at the age of 95, two years after being forced to give up power.</span> <span data-start-time='76313' data-end-time='86813'>Amnesty International says that he left behind a non-removable “stain on his country’s human rights record.”</span> </p></div><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/a_national_fight.wav'><span>a national fight</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/change_in_government.wav'><span>change in government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/control_by_one_power.wav'><span>control by one power</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/agricultural_land.wav'><span>agricultural land</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13612 data-hint-location='55000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/what_did_his_rule_become.wav'>What did his rule become?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='corrupt and murderous'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/filled_with_promise.wav'><span>filled with promise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/well_respected.wav'><span>well respected</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/corrupt_and_murderous.wav'><span>corrupt and murderous</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/so_successful.wav'><span>so successful</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13613 data-hint-location='26563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3633/the_country_was_known_as_the__blank__of_the_area.wav'>The country was known as the <span class='blank'>bread basket</span> of the area.</div><div 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