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Robert Mugabe

Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically.

Robert Mugabe

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Robert Mugabe is highlighting the deep pain caused by being forcibly removed from their homeland and enslaved both in foreign colonies and within their own country. He emphasizes that this double oppression brought immense hardship and injustice throughout history.

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