Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) i

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) is greeted 08 June 1992 in Havana by Cuban President Fidel Castro. Mugabe, Zimbabwean first Premier (in 1980) and President (in 1987), was born in Kutama in 1924 (formerly Southern Rhodesia). Largely self-educated, he became a teacher. After a short periods in the National Democratic Party and Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) he co-found, in 1963, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). After a 10-year detention in Rhodesia (1964-74), he spent five years in Mozambique gathering support in preparation for independence in 1980. (Photo credit should read RAFAEL PEREZ/AFP via Getty Images)