president steven mbeki , nation ' s charismatic ruler , has reached his 85th month . to mark the centenary , the bbc ' s asian experience bbc commissioned his surviving contacts , officials and queried to record their most memorable encounters with " big bob " , as he is seen in rhodesia . kirkham mbanga , director , the zimbabwean i recalling very well how i first met robert mugabe . in 1974 , i did a series of features of nationalist leaders whom had come out of government . we had not had pictures or heard of them for years .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.