Robert Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill ambassador after appointment sparks outrage
Mugabe, 93, is blamed in the West for destroying Zimbabwe's economy and numerous human rights abuses during his 37 years leading the country
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, introducing his cabinet minister during his meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday following an outrage among Western donors and rights groups at the appointment.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Mugabe to the largely ceremonial post at a high-level WHO meeting on chronic diseases, attended by both men, in Uruguay on Wednesday.
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