Zimbabwe’s former President Robert
Mugabe has been laid to rest in the
rural village where he was born, three
weeks after his death at the age of 95.
He was buried in the courtyard of his
home in Kutama, about 90km (55 miles)
west of the capital Harare.
Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on
6 September, nearly two years after a
coup ended his 37 years in power.
The Mugabe family decided on a
private burial in Kutama after weeks of
argument with the government.
Ministers had wanted the body to rest
at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.
A mausoleum for the former president
was being constructed at the site, which
is reserved for heroes of Zimbabwe’s
liberation struggle.
But Mugabe’s family said he had
wanted to be buried at his rural home,
close to his late mother Bona.
No senior government officials were
among the audience at a pre-burial
service in Kutama on Saturday, which
was attended by hundreds of mourners.
A sparsely attended state funeral was
held for Mugabe in Harare on 14
September.
In Kutama, Mugabe’s widow Grace and
his children accompanied the coffin,
which was draped in the green, yellow,
red and black flag of Zimbabwe.
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