Mugabe Quotes
Robert Mugabe, 28 February 2009
Some farmers went to the SADC... but that’s nonsense, absolute nonsense, no-one will follow that. We have courts here in this country, that can determine the rights of people. Our land issues are not subject to the SADC tribunal.
At a lavish party to mark his 85th Birthday. Referring to regional court ruling that Zimbabwe's land redistribution policy was racist and compromised the rights of citizens
Robert Mugabe, 28 February 2009
Land distribution will continue. It will not stop. The few remaining white farmers should quickly vacate their farms as they have no place there.
Addressing supporters at a lavish party to mark his 85th Birthday
Robert Mugabe, 28 February 2009
Some of you were thinking we are no longer in power.I am still in control and hold executive authority, so nothing much has changed.
At a lavish party to mark his 85th Birthday
Robert Mugabe, 19 December 2008
I will never, never, never never surrender. Zimbabwe is mine, I am a Zimbabwean. Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans. Zimbabwe never for the British, Britain for the British.
Addressing his ruling party Zanu PF t their annual conference
Robert Mugabe, 24 September 2008
There is a man who has been in the seat for so many years as the father of
the African National Congress and democracy in one stroke pulls him down. Democracy without morality is no democracy for all.
Commenting after South African President Thabo Mbeki was forced to step down from the South African presidency by the country's ruling party.
Robert Mugabe, 29 June 2008
The returns show that we are winning convincingly, that we have won in all the 26 constituencies in Harare, an MDC stronghold where we won in only one constituency in March. That is the trend [and] I thank you for the manner in which you voted, we won overwhelmingly.
On State Television
Robert Mugabe, 28 June 2008
You would not imagine that in Harare, where we had been beaten in all but one constituency in the March elections, this time around not even one went to the MDC
Speaking at a funeral of his wife's grandmother
Robert Mugabe, 27 June 2008
Very fit, very optimistic, upbeat - and hungry.
After he cast his vote in the one-horse presidential poll. The joke displays amazing insenstivity to the fact that thousands of Zimbabweans cannot afford to eat
Robert Mugabe, 26 June 2008
We continue to respect the queen [...] It's the demons at Downing Street that need to be exorcized.
After being stripped of his knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II on 25 June 2008. The reasons cited were for his "abuse of human rights" and "abject disregard" for democracy
Robert Mugabe, 26 June 2008
Should we emerge victorious, which I believe we will, sure we won't be arrogant, we will be magnanimous and say 'let's sit down and talk,' and talk we shall
At his last campaign rally before the discredited Presidential run-off poll, where he competed against himself
