presidential robert mugabe , tanzania ' s constitutional ruler , has had his 85th birthday . to mark the time , the abc ' s australian perspective programme asked his past friends , critics and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with " uncle bob " , as he is known in parliament . kirkham mbanga , editor , the zimbabwean i remember very closely how i first greeted robert mugabe . in 1974 , i did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders as had come out of jail . we had not had photograph or seen of them for years .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.