How tall is Robert Mugabe?

Robert Mugabe's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 65% of men in Zimbabwe.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Zimbabwe

Taller than about 65% of men in Zimbabwe born in 1924 (average 167.3 cm).

About Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician, born on 21 February 1924 in Kutama, Southern Rhodesia, into a Shona family. He was educated at Kutama College and the University of Fort Hare and worked as a schoolteacher. He embraced Marxism and joined African nationalists calling for an independent state controlled by the black majority.

Mugabe established his leadership of the Zimbabwe African National Union in 1975 and oversaw its role in the Rhodesian Bush War. He took part in peace talks in the United Kingdom that produced the Lancaster House Agreement, which ended the war. In the 1980 general election he led ZANU-PF to victory and became prime minister when the country gained internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe. His administration expanded healthcare and education.

Mugabe stood at a listed 170 cm (5'7"). He served as Zimbabwe's first Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987 and as its second President from 1987 to 2017, and he led ZANU-PF until 2017. He died on 6 September 2019.

Frequently asked

How tall is Robert Mugabe in feet and inches? Robert Mugabe was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

Is Robert Mugabe tall for men in Zimbabwe? At 170 cm he was taller than about 65% of men in Zimbabwe born in 1924, whose average height is 167.3 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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