Bolivarian Government acknowledges emancipatory leadership of Robert Mugabe

The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sincerely acknowledges the great African leader Robert Mugabe, who led the liberation process of his people and founded the Republic of Zimbabwe, successfully confronting the sabotage and the permanent aggression of the former colonial powers.

The Bolivarian Government will continue to recognize in Robert Mugabe a friend and ally of the Bolivarian Revolution, and of the cause of the peoples who fight for their freedom and independence.

Likewise, we acknowledge the brave Zimbabwean people who accompanied him in this fight of titans, and we hope that in this new stage the mandates of its Constitution and its laws will be fully fulfilled, so that Zimbabwe continues to be an example of sovereignty and independence. We are sure that this brotherly people will make prevail the democratic vocation that characterizes it.

Finally, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its permanent commitment to solidarity with the brotherly people of Zimbabwe and wishes it the greatest success in the path of peace with social justice.