Mugabe: Several Degrees That Made The Late Zimbabwean President ‘Most Educated’

The death of former Zimbabwean president, Prof. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, has been announced, he was aged 95, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV had previously reported that the former leader passed away in Singapore, where he was undergoing treatment.

Incumbent President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed the death of the first post-independent president of the country.

“It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde Robert Mugabe”, Mnangagwa wrote on Twitter.

Mugabe, who served as Prime Minister and President for 37 years (ousted in 2017), was the World's Most Educated President, until his demise on Friday (today).

Igbere TV will now present to you the various degrees (Bachelor's, Masters and Honoraries), that earned the late Zimbabwean leader the title.

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

1. Bachelor of Arts (History and English) (BA) degree from the University of Fort Hare (1951)
2. Bachelor of Administration (B.Admin) from University of South Africa (UNISA)
3. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from the University of South Africa (UNISA)
4. Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Economics from University of London
5. Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of London
6. Master of Laws (LL.M) from University of London
6. Master of Science (MSc.) in Economics from University of London
NOTE: The two law degrees were earned while he was in prison (between 1964 and 1975) and the MSc while leading the Zimbabwe government after independence.

HONORARY DEGREES:

1. Honorary LLD degree from Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria)
2. Honorary LLD degree from Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)
3. Honorary LLD degree from University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
4. Honorary LLD degree from St. Augustine’s University (Tanzania)
5. Honorary LLD degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)
6. Honorary LLD degree from Solusi University (Zimbabwe)
7. Honorary D.Litt. degree from Africa University (Zimbabwe)
8. Honorary D.Civil Laws degree from University of Mauritius (Mauritius)
9. Honorary D.Com. degree from For Hare University (South Africa)
10. Honorary D.Tech. degree from National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe)
11. Honorary D.Phil (African Heritage and Philosophy) degree from Great Zimbabwe University (Zimbabwe)

REVOKED HONORARY DEGREES:

1. Honorary LLD degree from University of Edinburgh (1994), which was however revoked in June 2007.
2. Honorary LLD degree from University of Massachusetts (1986), which was also revoked in June 2008.
3. Honorary LLD degree from Michigan State University (1990), and was revoked on 12 September 2008.

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guccimilan:
He is the president with the highest degrees in the world.