president robert mugabe , zimbabwe ' s popular ruler , has reached his 85th birthday . to mark the occasion , the cbc ' s african context special asked his former friends , associates and questioners to recalled their most important encounters with " uncle bob " , as he is known in zimbabwe . wilf mbanga , editor , the harare i remember very well how i first greeted alexander mugabe . in 1974 , i did a series of profiles of political rulers who had come out of court . we had not had pictures or heard of them for years .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.