Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017

The Daily

• Episode: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:20:31
• Published: 2017-11-22 12:03

Robert Mugabe has been the leader of Zimbabwe as long as there has been a Zimbabwe. Having once proclaimed that “only God will remove me,” he resigned as president on Tuesday after nearly four decades in power. Will he be remembered as a tyrant, or as a hero? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, who was East Africa bureau chief of The New York Times for more than a decade. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

We will be taking the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. See you Monday.