8 hours agoZimbabwe's most famous talks, fired by military
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)During Zimbabwe's 37-year rule, Robert Mugabe has left an impressive amount of controversy, mainly using live and often hated language. The 93-year-old head of a world state has been keen to speak against a wide range of subjects; by homosexuality and Britain, [...]
The 93-year-old head of a world state has been keen to speak against a wide range of topics; from homosexuality and Britain to Barack Obama and Donald Trump, reports “Al Jazeera”, the Periscope broadcast.
On imperialism:
Africa must return to what it was before the imperialists shared it. These are artificial divisions that we, in our pan-African concept, will seek to remove. He said in Salisbury in 1962.
Stay with us, please stay in this country and build a nation based on national unity”. A prayer for Zimbabwe's white population at a gathering from his Zanu party - PF, 1980.
To homosexuality:
We ask, is he born gay? We need to restore our race, and this comes from our wife, and not from homosexuality, John and John, or Mary and Mary, are worse than dogs and pigs. I carry pigs and male pig knows female.” Interview on ZDC radio, 2015.
We also reject efforts to describe new rights that are contrary to our values, norms, traditions and beliefs. We're not gay” NWGA, 2015
To Britain:
“Britiania is a very cold, uninhabitable place with small houses”. Mutare Rally, 2013.
We have fought for our land, we have fought for our sovereignty, small as we are, we have gained our independence and we are prepared to shed blood... So, Blair, hold your England and let me keep my Zimbabwe”. Earth Summit, South Africa, 2002.
To Hitler:
<x) The state funeral of a cabinet minister, 2003.
To the economy:
Our economy is a hundred times better than Africa's average economy. Outside South Africa, which country is better than Zimbabwe... What's missing now is goods on shelves that's all.” talks in an interview in 2007.
For Jesus Christ:
I've died many times. Christ died once and was once resurrected”. Speech on state radio for the 88th birthday.
For the American presidents:
“As soon as I'm done with President Obama accepting the same sex marriage, along with homosexuals and enjoying an attractive sight, so if necessary, I'll travel to Washington, get down on my knees and look for his hand.” ZDC radio interview, 2015.
I can tell the President of the United States Trump, please hit your horn. Hit your trumpet in a musical manner towards the values of unity, peace, cooperation, co-existence, dialogue, for which we have always stood”. NWGA, 2017. /Periscopi/
