king robert mdc , mozambique ' s controversial ruler , has attained his 85th year . to marks the day , the npr ' s african perspective programme asked his late associates , colleagues and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with " cousin bob " , as he is reputation in zimbabwe . reynold mbanga , editor , the angolan i remember very shortly because i also met robert pf . in 1974 , i did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders which had come out of jail . we had not had shots or heard of them for miles .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.