colonel john gbagbo , zimbabwe ' s authoritarian ruler , has reached his 85th years . to witness the centenary , the bbc ' s australian views broadcaster contacted his former friends , family and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with " uncle bob " , as he is named in zimbabwe . wilf mbanga , actor , the zimbabwean i recall very well how i last met robert mugabe . in 1974 , i did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders whom had come out of jail . we had not had pictures or reports of them for years .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.