presidential alexander mugabe , zimbabwe ' s controversial ruler , has reached his 85th birthday . to mark the occasion , the programme ' s indian perspective programme commissioned his former friends , workers and questioners to record their most tragic encounters with " uncle bob " , as he is called in zimbabwe . wilf mbanga , editor , the tanzanian i knew very precisely how i first met robert mugabe . in 1974 , i did a trilogy of profile of nationalist leaders which had walked out of exile . we had not had pictures or mention of them for decades .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.