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Grace Mugabe

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Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe (formerly Goreraza, née Marufu; born 23 July 1965) is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur, politician and the widow of the late President Robert Mugabe. She served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1996 until her husband's resignation in November 2017, a week after he was ousted from power in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. Starting as a secretary to Mugabe, she rose in the ranks of the ruling ZANU–PF party to become the head of its Women's League and a key figure in the Generation 40 faction. At the same time, she gained a reputation for privilege and extravagance during a period of economic turmoil in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Grace Mugabe is the 16,853rd most popular politician (down from 16,093rd in 2024), the 187th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 146th in 2019) and the 46th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Grace Mugabe ranks 16,853 out of 19,576. Before her are Chen Chu, Butch Otter, William Dod, Eochaid Buide, Salim Ahmed Salim, and Amy Klobuchar. After her are Jim Inhofe, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Sabri Boukadoum, Terry Branstad, Baleka Mbete, and Sonny Perdue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Grace Mugabe ranks 410. Before her are Salou Djibo, Guy Forget, Nitzan Horowitz, Debi Diamond, Karel Nováček, and Oleg Kotov. After her are Jesse Jackson Jr., Adam Jones, Marco Apicella, Deborah Harkness, Petra Schersing, and Cheryl Hines.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Grace Mugabe ranks 187 out of 454. Before her are Ted Moore (1914), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Clarence Walker (1898), Richard Borcherds (1959), Clarence Oldfield (1899), and Eddie Kramer (1942). After her are Baleka Mbete (1949), Enoch Sontonga (1873), Eddie Keizan (1944), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Paddy Driver (1934), and Robert Fowler (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Grace Mugabe ranks 46. Before her are Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ruth First (1925), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Pik Botha (1932), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), and Ted Moore (1914). After her are Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), and Sol Plaatje (1876).

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