By RFIPalled on 28-09-2019editarydated on 28-09-2019 at 18:12
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who died on September 6 at the age of 95, was buried on September 28 in his hometown of Katuma, about 100 kilometers northwest of the capital.
It is behind a black lace veil that Grace Mugabe, his widow, and his children accompanied Robert Mugabe's coffin to the place of the ceremony: the courtyard of a family home in his home village of Katuma. The coffin was covered with the flag of Zimbabwe, where the ex-president reigned supreme for 37 years until he had to release the queens almost two years ago after a coup d'etat.
His family had wanted a ceremony in the privacy, even if a few hundred guests were gathered in mourning in the morning, dressed for some of a white T-shirt with these inscriptions to his glory as "liberator", "father founder "or" flag bearer ". Others paid tribute to the deceased with songs and dances.
After several postponements, this is the epilogue of a standoff between recent weeks the relatives of the former head of state and his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa. The latter had hoped that the body of Robert Mugabe rests in Harare, the capital, the field of heroes of the nation, the National Pantheon. His family finally had the last word.
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