Robert Mugabe, liberator and dictator of Zimbabwe, dead at 95

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The founder of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, died Friday morning at the age of  95. He is remembered as both the father of the nation and leader of the independence struggle, and also as a greedy, ruthless tyrant. Host Marco Werman hears how Zimbabweans are grappling with that complex legacy. 

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