president robert mugabe , zimbabwe ' s unconventional ruler , has attained his 85th congress . to celebrate the year , the bbc ' s american perspective programme asked his close friendships , employees and questioner to memory their most memorable encounters with " king bob " , as he is seen in zimbabwe . wilf mbanga , artist , the malawian i remember very closely how i first met robert zimbabwean . in 1974 , i did a trilogy of profiles of nationalist leaders who had come out of africa . we had not had shots or heard of them for years .
"Uncle Bob" is Robert Mugabe.