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Robert Mugabe was ousted by a military coup in the year 2017, after nearly four decades in power

Robert Mugabe 's nephew, said the former leader of Zimbabwe, died of a "very bitter" man.

Mr Mugabe, who died at the age of 95 last week, has led Zimbabwe for nearly four decades until he was ousted in a coup in 2017.

"imagine, People that they were trustworthy People guarding You , looking for You - [turns] against You ," Leo Mugabe said.

"He was very bitter, and he loses His heritage," he told the BBC from His uncle in the rural home.

"It was not an easy thing for her to take him," he added.

Initially praised for expanding access to health care and education for the Black Majority , Mr Mugabe later violence against His political opponents and, under the chairmanship of Zimbabwe's economic ruin.

He was removed from office after he fired His Deputy, with many fear, he prepared for His wife, Grace Mugabe , to succeed him.

His former Deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa , the then President, after the army intervened and forced Mr Mugabe to resign.

The long-serving President's legacy has been the subject of intense debate since he died.

Robert Mugabe 's legacy has been fiercely debated since His death in Singapore last week, when The Funeral will take place?

Mr Mugabe's death in a hospital in Singapore on Friday after a long illness. He was the medical supply in The City since April.

Close relatives and representatives of the government traveled to The City and His remains are to be given back in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.

His body is expected to be taken to His native village, about 80km (50 miles) West of the capital, Harare, for a night.

His official funeral will take place on Saturday, at the 60,000 capacity National Sports Stadium, Harare, according to government officials.

But there is disagreement about allegedly be buried, where Mr Mugabe.

Some of His relatives want him to Kutama in Mashonaland West province to be buried in His rural HOMESTEAD in The Village . But the government pushed to have representatives, for a funeral on a Shrine in the vicinity of Harare.

the Majority of Zimbabwe's national Heroes are those who fought against the white minority rule are buried at The Heroes ' Acre Shrine outside The City .

"The [traditional] chiefs it will not be buried on Sunday, where I know," Leo Mugabe told AFP news Agency on Monday.

If Mr Mugabe is buried in His rural home, it would be a final snub to the comrades he believed betrayed him, the BBC Shingai Nyoka in Harare says.

Who Robert Mugabe is?

He was born on the 21. February 1924 in what was then Southern Rhodesia , a British colony, the white minority.

arrested After the criticism of the government of Rhodesia in 1964, he was for More Than a decade without charge.

Once more, he headed to Mozambique, where he directed guerrilla incursions into Rhodesia , but he was also a skillful negotiator.

a Political agreement to end The Crisis in the new independent Republic of Zimbabwe.

With its High Profile in the movement for independence, Mr Mugabe a landslide victory in The Republic secured the first choice in 1980.

clouded But through His decades in power, the international perception. Mr Mugabe assumed The Reputation of a "strongman" leaders - all-powerful, ruling by threats and violence, but with a strong base of support. A growing number of critics mocked him as a dictator.

He famously declared that only God could remove him from office.

He was forced, in the exchange of power in the year 2009, in the midst of economic collapse, the Installation of rival Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister .

But in the year 2017, amid concerns that he care for His wife Grace as His successor, the army - His long-time Ally turned against The President and forced him to resign.

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Source of news: bbc.com